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.TH GFFUTILS-CLI_CHILDREN "1" "February 2020" "gffutils-cli_children 0.10.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
gffutils-cli_children \- Fetch children from the database according to ID
.SH DESCRIPTION
usage: gffutils\-cli children [\-h] [\-\-limit LIMIT] [\-\-exclude EXCLUDE]
.TP
[\-\-exclude\-self]
db [ids]
.IP
Fetch children from the database according to ID.
.SS "positional arguments:"
.TP
db
Database to use. If a GFF or GTF file is provided instead
for this argument, a database will be created for you.
This can take some time (several minutes), so it's best
to create one ahead of time.
.TP
ids
Comma\-separated list of IDs. These IDs, along with their
children, will be returned (subject to \fB\-\-limit\fR and
\fB\-\-exclude\fR). If none provided, use all genes in the
database (default: \-)
.SS "optional arguments:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-limit\fR LIMIT
Feature type (string), or level (integer). No children
below this level will be returned (default: \-)
.TP
\fB\-\-exclude\fR EXCLUDE
Comma\-separated list of featuretypes to filter out (like
grep \fB\-v\fR) (default: \-)
.TP
\fB\-\-exclude\-self\fR
Use this to suppress reporting the IDs you've provided.
(default: False)