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GFFUTILS-CLI_CHILDREN(1) User Commands GFFUTILS-CLI_CHILDREN(1)

gffutils-cli_children - Fetch children from the database according to ID

usage: gffutils-cli children [-h] [--limit LIMIT] [--exclude EXCLUDE]

[--exclude-self]
db [ids]
Fetch children from the database according to ID.

Database to use. If a GFF or GTF file is provided instead for this argument, a database will be created for you. This can take some time (several minutes), so it's best to create one ahead of time.
Comma-separated list of IDs. These IDs, along with their children, will be returned (subject to --limit and --exclude). If none provided, use all genes in the database (default: -)

show this help message and exit
Feature type (string), or level (integer). No children below this level will be returned (default: -)
Comma-separated list of featuretypes to filter out (like grep -v) (default: -)
Use this to suppress reporting the IDs you've provided. (default: False)
January 2023 gffutils-cli children 0.11.1