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.TH GFFUTILS-CLI_SANITIZE "1" "April 2024" "gffutils-cli sanitize 0.13" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
gffutils-cli_sanitize \- Sanitize a GFF file
.SH DESCRIPTION
usage: gffutils\-cli sanitize [\-h] [\-\-in\-memory] [\-\-in\-place] filename
.PP
Sanitize a GFF file. Might get merged with clean feature later.
.PP
Cleans and adds useful annotations to a GFF file:
.IP
\- Ensures that start > end in all entries
\- Adds an entry id (eid) to each entry to make files grep\-able
.PP
Outputs result to stdout unless asked to sanitize in place.
.SS "positional arguments:"
.TP
filename
GFF or GTF file to use (or GFF database.)
.SS "options:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-in\-memory\fR
Load GFF into memory for processing. (default: True)
.TP
\fB\-\-in\-place\fR
Sanitize file in\-place: overwrites current file with sanitized
version. (default: False)