gt_as_vcf: Convert a 'gen_tibble' to a VCF

In tidypopgen: Tidy Population Genetics

Convert a gen_tibble to a VCF

Description

This function write a VCF from a gen_tibble.

Usage

gt_as_vcf(x, file = NULL, chunk_size = NULL, overwrite = FALSE)

Arguments

x	a gen_tibble, with population coded as 'population'
file	the .vcf file name with a path, or NULL (the default) to use the location of the backing files.
chunk_size	the number of loci processed at a time. Automatically set if left to NULL
overwrite	logical, should the file be overwritten if it already exists?

Value

the path of the .vcf file

Examples

example_gt <- load_example_gt("gen_tbl")

# Write a vcf file
example_gt %>% gt_as_vcf()

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