Usage

Command line usage:

sparcs -h

Parameter

Description

--vcf

Absolute path to the VCF file

--gtf

Absolute path to the GTF/GFF file

--ref

Absolute path to the reference genome in FASTA format

--out-dir

Absolute path to the output directory

--chunks

Number of chunks to split the VCF file into for parallel processing

--cores

Number of cores to use for parallel processing

--structure-pred-tool

Structure prediction tool to use (RNAfold or RNAstructure, Default: RNAfold)

--ribosnitch-tool

RiboSNitch prediction tool to use (SNPfold or Riprap, Default: SNPfold)

--ribosnitch-flank

Flanking length for RiboSNitch prediction (Default: 40)

--ribosnitch_prediction_tool

Tool to use for riboSNitch prediction. Options are SNPfold and RipRap

--temperature

Temperature for structural prediction (Default: 37.0)

--minwindow

Minimum window size for RipRap