gdb.info: Get Database Information

In misha: Toolkit for Analysis of Genomic Data

Get Database Information

Description

Returns information about a misha genome database including format, number of chromosomes, total genome size, and whether it uses the indexed format.

Usage

gdb.info(groot = NULL)

Arguments

groot

Root directory of the database. If NULL, uses the currently active database.

Value

A list with database information:

• path - Full path to the database

• is_db - TRUE if this is a valid misha database

• format - "indexed" or "per-chromosome"

• num_chromosomes - Number of chromosomes/contigs

• genome_size - Total length of genome in bases

• chromosomes - Data frame with chromosome names and sizes

Examples

## Not run: 
# Get info about currently active database
info <- gdb.info()
cat("Database format:", info$format, "\n")
cat("Genome size:", info$genome_size / 1e6, "Mb\n")

# Get info about specific database
info <- gdb.info("/path/to/database")

## End(Not run)

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