---
name: "Bio::Graphics::Browser2::DataLoader::archive"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "gbrowse"
version: "2.56+dfsg-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Bio::Graphics::Browser2::DataLoader::archive"
---

# Bio::Graphics::Browser2::DataLoader::archive(3pm)

data loader for archives of BigWig files

## NAME

Bio::Graphics::Browser2::DataLoader::archive - data loader for archives of BigWig files

## DESCRIPTION

A data loader to work with archives of BigWig files to generate a BigWigSet  database. Two or more BigWig files may be combined into an archive file and  uploaded. The files are extracted, a metadata index generated if required, and  a configuration written using subtracks for each BigWig file. This allows a  fast, convenient option to bundle multiple data files together and provide a  concise, organized interface to multiple data tracks.

Supported archives include TAR (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tar.bz2) and  ZIP (.zip) files. Archives should include only BigWig files (which must have  a .bw extension) and optionally a metadata text file. Extraneous files and  directory paths are ignored.

Subtrack tables are set up using the display\_name tag value.

See the documentation for Bio::DB::BigWigSet for more information.

## SETUP

The Bio-BigFile (Bio::DB::BigWigSet) Perl module must be installed.

Archives are processed through external tar and unzip utilities. These  are located by searching the default environment PATH.

## AUTHOR

```
 Timothy J. Parnell, PhD
 Dept of Oncological Sciences
 Huntsman Cancer Institute
 University of Utah
 Salt Lake City, UT, 84112
```

This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GPL (either version 1, or at your option, any later version) or the Artistic License 2.0.