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| -o defines the out file which and has the STDOUT set as the default. | | -o defines the out file which and has the STDOUT set as the default. |
| You may modify the STDOUT to output the binary version of the format. | | You may modify the STDOUT to output the binary version of the format. |
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| + | == Alternate headers == |
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| + | As BCF is a restrictive format of VCF where all meta data must be present in the header, |
| + | vt provides a mechanism to read an alternative header for VCF files that do not have a |
| + | complete header. Simply provide a header file stub named as <vcf-file>.hdr and vt |
| + | will automatically read it instead of the original header in <vcf-file>. |
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| == VCF Manipulation == | | == VCF Manipulation == |