BEDTools.sort (v1) BETA

This module is currently in beta release. The module and/or documentation may be incomplete.

Sorts a feature file by chromosome and other criteria.

Author: Chet Birger, Broad Institute

Contact: gp-help@broadinstitute.org

Algorithm Version:

Introduction

BEDTools.sort sorts a feature file by chromosome and other criteria. By default, BEDTools.sort sorts a BED file by chromosome and then by start position in ascending order.  It will also sort by chromosome and then by other criteria (feature size or score).

References

BEDTools sort online documentation

Parameters

Name Description
input file * Input BED/GFF/VCF file (-i)
sort order  The sort order. By default sorts feature file by chromosome and then by start position, in ascending order.
output filename * Output filename

* - required

Input Files

  1. input file
    BED/GFF/VCF file to be sorted

Output Files

  1. output filename
    sorted BED/GFF/VCF file

 

Platform Dependencies

Task Type:
ChIP-Seq

CPU Type:
any

Operating System:
any

Language:
C++

Version Comments

Version Release Date Description
1 2013-12-24 Initial Beta release