---
name: "bp_meta_gff"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbio-db-gff-perl"
version: "1.7.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bp_meta_gff"
---

# bp\_meta\_gff(1p)

Get/set Bio::DB::GFF meta-data

## NAME

bp\_meta\_gff.pl - Get/set Bio::DB::GFF meta-data

## SYNOPSIS

```
  # set the following meta data values
  % bp_meta_gff.pl -d testdb tag1=value1 tag2=value2
  # get the indicated meta data value
  % bp_meta_gff.pl -d testdb tag1 tag2
```

## DESCRIPTION

This script gets or sets metadata in a Bio::DB::GFF database.  Not all adaptors support this operation!  To set a series of tags, pass a set of tag=value pairs to the script.  To get the contents of a series of tags, pass the bare tag names.

The output from the get operation will be an easily parseable set of tag=value pairs, one per line.

## COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS

Command-line options can be abbreviated to single-letter options. e.g. -d instead of --database.

```
   --database <dsn>      Mysql database name (default dbi:mysql:test)
   --adaptor <adaptor>   Mysql adaptor (default dbi::mysqlopt)
   --user    <user>      Username for mysql authentication
   --pass    <password>  Password for mysql authentication
```

## SEE ALSO

Bio::DB::GFF

## AUTHOR

Lincoln Stein, lstein@cshl.org

Copyright (c) 2002 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  See DISCLAIMER.txt for disclaimers of warranty.