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vcf2bed documentation

author: Nolan Kuza (nkuza8@gmail.com)
update: Jae Chan Hwang (hwangjc@umich.edu)
date:	1/5/19
updated: 9/12/22

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Converts a .vcf file to a .bed file.

usage: vcf2bed.py [-h] -i INPUT [-o OUTPUT]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        The name of the file to output to (will overwrite file
                        if it already exists). If this argument is not
                        specified, output will be to stdout.

required arguments:
  -i INPUT, --input INPUT
                        The name of the input .vcf file.

example:

	There is a vcf file named genome.vcf
	We want to convert it to genome.new.bed

	Then run with:
		
		python vcf2bed.py -i genome.vcf -o genome.new.bed

	The program will output genome.new.bed

other:
	Make sure the input file has extension .vcf