rduckhts_bed_multi: Read multiple BED files into a DuckDB table

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

Read multiple BED files into a DuckDB table

Description

Read and combine multiple BED files via UNION ALL BY NAME, materialising the result as a DuckDB table. Each row includes a filename column identifying its source file.

Usage

rduckhts_bed_multi(
  con,
  table_name,
  files,
  region = NULL,
  index_path = NULL,
  scan_mode = NULL,
  .params = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE
)

Arguments

con	A DBI connection to DuckDB with the duckhts extension loaded.
table_name	Name of the DuckDB table to create.
files	Character vector of file paths or glob patterns.
region	Optional region string.
index_path	Optional index file path.
scan_mode	Optional scan mode ("auto" or "sequential").
.params	Optional data.frame with per-file parameter overrides.
overwrite	Logical; if TRUE, replace an existing table.

Value

Invisible TRUE on success.

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