---
name: "canon-gff3"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aegean"
version: "0.16.0+dfsg-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/canon-gff3"
---

# canon-gff3(1)

create canonical GFF3

## NAME

canon-gff3 - create canonical GFF3

## SYNOPSIS

**canon-gff3** \[*options*\] *gff3file1* \[*gff3file2* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

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  Options:

- **-h**\|--help

  print this help message and exit

- **-i**\|--infer

  for transcript features lacking an explicitly declared gene feature as a parent, create this feature on-they-fly

- **-o**\|--outfile: STRING

  name of file to which GFF3 data will be written; default is terminal (stdout)

- **-s**\|--source: STRING

  reset the source of each feature to the given value

- **-v**\|--version

  print version number and exit