combined_header: Create a combined .bam header

In compbiomed/MetaScope: Tools and functions for preprocessing 16S and metagenomic sequencing microbiome data

Create a combined .bam header

Description

This function generates a combined header from multiple .bam files from different reference libraries (e.g. a split bacterial library). It is not intended for use by users.

Usage

combined_header(bam_files, header_file = "header_tmp.sam")

Arguments

bam_files	A character vector of the locations/file names of .bam files from which to combine the headers.
header_file	A file name and location for the output file for the combined header. This will be a .sam format file without any reads. Defaults to 'header_tmp.sam'.

Value

This function will return a combined header from all the supplied .bam files.

compbiomed/MetaScope documentation built on Nov. 5, 2024, 9:25 p.m.