rduckhts_bcf_index: Build VCF or BCF Index

In Rduckhts: 'DuckDB' High Throughput Sequencing File Formats Reader Extension

Build VCF or BCF Index

Description

Builds a TBI or CSI index for a VCF/BCF file using the DuckHTS extension.

Usage

rduckhts_bcf_index(con, path, index_path = NULL, min_shift = NULL, threads = 4)

Arguments

con	A DuckDB connection with DuckHTS loaded
path	Path to the input VCF/BCF file
index_path	Optional explicit output path for the created index
min_shift	Optional explicit min_shift passed to htslib
threads	htslib indexing thread count

Value

A data frame with 'success', 'index_path', and 'index_format'

Rduckhts documentation built on Oct. 25, 2026, 1:08 a.m.