Assess sequence coverage by a wide array of metrics, partitioned by sample, read group, or library
java -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T DepthOfCoverage -R reference.fasta -o file_name_base -I input_bams.list [-geneList refSeq.sorted.txt] [-pt readgroup] [-ct 4 -ct 6 -ct 10] [-L my_capture_genes.interval_list]
Argument name(s) | Default value | Summary | |
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Optional Outputs | |||
--out  -o | None | An output file created by the walker. Will overwrite contents if file exists | |
Optional Parameters | |||
--calculateCoverageOverGenes  -geneList | NA | Calculate coverage statistics over this list of genes | |
--countType | COUNT_READS | How should overlapping reads from the same fragment be handled? | |
--maxBaseQuality | 127 | Maximum quality of bases to count towards depth | |
--maxMappingQuality | 2147483647 | Maximum mapping quality of reads to count towards depth | |
--minBaseQuality  -mbq | -1 | Minimum quality of bases to count towards depth | |
--minMappingQuality  -mmq | -1 | Minimum mapping quality of reads to count towards depth | |
--outputFormat | rtable | The format of the output file | |
--partitionType  -pt | [sample] | Partition type for depth of coverage | |
Optional Flags | |||
--omitDepthOutputAtEachBase  -omitBaseOutput | false | Do not output depth of coverage at each base | |
--omitIntervalStatistics  -omitIntervals | false | Do not calculate per-interval statistics | |
--omitLocusTable | false | Do not calculate per-sample per-depth counts of loci | |
--omitPerSampleStats  -omitSampleSummary | false | Do not output the summary files per-sample | |
--printBaseCounts  -baseCounts | false | Add base counts to per-locus output | |
Advanced Parameters | |||
--nBins | 499 | Number of bins to use for granular binning | |
--start | 1 | Starting (left endpoint) for granular binning | |
--stop | 500 | Ending (right endpoint) for granular binning | |
--summaryCoverageThreshold  -ct | [15] | Coverage threshold (in percent) for summarizing statistics | |
Advanced Flags | |||
--ignoreDeletionSites | false | Ignore sites consisting only of deletions | |
--includeDeletions  -dels | false | Include information on deletions | |
--includeRefNSites | false | Include sites where the reference is N | |
--printBinEndpointsAndExit | false | Print the bin values and exit immediately |