---
name: "cnvkit-target"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cnvkit"
version: "0.9.12-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cnvkit-target"
---

# cnvkit-target(1)

Transform bait intervals into targets more suitable for CNVkit.

## NAME

cnvkit\_target - Transform bait intervals into targets more suitable for CNVkit.

## DESCRIPTION

usage: cnvkit.py target \[-h\] \[--annotate ANNOTATE\] \[--short-names\] \[--split\]

- \[-a AVG\_SIZE\] \[-o FILENAME\]

  interval

### positional arguments:

- interval

  BED or interval file listing the targeted regions.

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--annotate** ANNOTATE

  Use gene models from this file to assign names to the target regions. Format: UCSC refFlat.txt or ensFlat.txt file (preferred), or BED, interval list, GFF, or similar.

- **--short-names**

  Reduce multi-accession bait labels to be short and consistent.

- **--split**

  Split large tiled intervals into smaller, consecutive targets.

- **-a** AVG\_SIZE, **--avg-size** AVG\_SIZE

  Average size of split target bins (results are approximate). \[Default: 266.6666666666667\]

- **-o** FILENAME, **--output** FILENAME

  Output file name.