---
name: "gffutils-cli-region"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-gffutils"
version: "0.13-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gffutils-cli-region"
---

# gffutils-cli-region(1)

Returns features within provided genomic coordinates

## NAME

gffutils-cli\_region - Returns features within provided genomic coordinates

## DESCRIPTION

usage: gffutils-cli region \[-h\] db region

Returns features within provided genomic coordinates.

### positional arguments:

- db

  Database to use. If a GFF or GTF file is provided instead for this argument, a database will be created for you. This can take some time (several minutes), so it's best to create one ahead of time.

- region

  Genomic coordinates of the form "chrom:start-stop"

### options:

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

  show this help message and exit