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bio-alignment-sorting

Sort alignment files by coordinate or read name using samtools and pysam. Use when preparing BAM files for indexing, variant calling, or paired-end analysis.

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Installation and usage

Sort alignment files by coordinate or read name using samtools and pysam. Use when preparing BAM files for indexing, variant calling, or paired-end analysis.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use bio-alignment-sorting