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Shift BED/GFF

Shift coordinate intervals up/downstream.

Related to the Bedtools shift function.

Output format

For each input BED/GFF file, a new BED/GFF file is created with the original filename that has been stripped of its original extension and replaced with the *_shift<+or-><sizeofexpansion>bp.bed suffix. If the "Output GZIP" checkbox is slected, the .gz extension will also be appended.

Command Line Interface

Usage:

java -jar ScriptManager.jar coordinate-manipulation shift-coord [-huVz] [--gff]
[-o=<outputFilepath>] [-t=<shift>] <input>

Positional Input

This tool takes a single BED file for input.

Output Options

OptionDescription
-o, --output=<outputFilepath>specify output filepath (default input filename with _shiftXXXbp.bed/gff)
-z, --gzipgzip output (default=false)
--gffinput is GFF format (default=BED format)

Shift Options

OptionDescription
-t, --shift=<shift>shift distance in bp, upstream < 0 and downstream > 0 (default=0)
-u, --unstrandeddon't force strandedness (default=forced)