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| complete header. Simply provide a header file stub named as <vcf-file>.hdr and vt | | 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>. | | will automatically read it instead of the original header in <vcf-file>. |
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| + | This mechanism is very safe to use if one is reading VCF or compressed VCF files. |
| + | However it is not meant for BCF files as the assumption for BCF files is that the |
| + | header is already well formed. |
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| == General cases of Ploidy and Alleles == | | == General cases of Ploidy and Alleles == |