---
name: "genotypeSummary"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvcflib-tools"
version: "1.0.12+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/genotypeSummary"
---

# genotypeSummary(1)

## NAME

**genotypeSummary**

## SYNOPSIS

genotypeSummmary –type PL –target 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 –file my.vcf –snp

## DESCRIPTION

Generates a table of genotype counts. Summarizes genotype counts for bi-allelic SNVs and indel

## OPTIONS

-

  ```
  output: table of genotype counts for each individual.
  required: t,target     -- a zero based comma separated list of target individuals corresponding to VCF columns
  required: f,file       -- proper formatted VCF
  required, y,type       -- genotype likelihood format; genotype : GL,PL,GP
  optional, r,region     -- a tabix compliant region : chr1:1-1000 or chr1
  optional, s,snp        -- Only count SNPs
  optional, a,ancestral  -- describe counts relative to the ancestral allele defined as AA in INFO
  Type: statistics
  ```

## EXIT VALUES

- **0**

  Success

- **not 0**

  Failure

## SEE ALSO

[**vcflib**(1)](/vcflib/1.md)

## OTHER

## LICENSE

Copyright 2011-2024 (C) Erik Garrison and vcflib contributors. MIT licensed. Copyright 2020-2024 (C) Pjotr Prins.

## AUTHORS

Erik Garrison and vcflib contributors.