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CLI Reference

TrackNado provides a powerful command-line interface for common tasks.

tracknado create

The main command for generating hubs.

Arguments

  • -i, --input <PATHS>: Paths to track files (BigWig, BAM, BED, GTF, etc.).
  • -m, --metadata <CSV/TSV>: Path to metadata table.
  • -o, --output <DIR>: Output directory for the hub.

Flags

  • --template: Generate a metadata template based on input files.
  • --convert: Automatically convert files to UCSC formats.
  • --custom-genome: Generate an assembly hub.

tracknado merge

Combines multiple tracknado_config.json files into a single hub.

tracknado validate

Validates a hub directory or hub.txt file.