---
name: "bamindex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "biobambam2"
version: "2.0.185+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bamindex"
---

# bamindex(1)

create index for BAM file

## NAME

bamindex - create index for BAM file

## SYNOPSIS

**bamindex** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

bamindex reads a BAM file from standard input and produces a BAM index (.bai) file for this BAM file on standard output.

**verbose=\<1\>:** Valid values are

- 1:

  print progress report on standard error

- 0:

  do not print progress report

**tmpfile=\<filename\>:** set the prefix for temporary file names. By default temporary files are created in the current directory.

## AUTHOR

Written by German Tischler.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<germant@miltenyibiotec.de\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2009-2013 German Tischler, © 2011-2013 Genome Research Limited. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.