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bedtools on vcf.gz file

Can bedtools work directly on vcf.gz file, or do you have to first convert this into a vcf file?

bedtools vcf

Why don't you just check ?

1 answer

Yes.

bedtools will process gzipped BED, GFF, VCF and BEDPE files in the same manner as uncompressed files. Gzipped files are auto-detected thanks to a helpful contribution from Gordon Assaf.

http://bedtools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/content/overview.html

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