---
name: "vcf-concat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vcftools"
version: "0.1.16-3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vcf-concat"
---

# vcf-concat(1)

concatenate VCF files

## NAME

vcf-concat - concatenate VCF files

## SYNOPSIS

**vcf-concat** \[*OPTIONS*\] *A.vcf.gz B.vcf.gz C.vcf.gz \> out.vcf*

## DESCRIPTION

About: Convenience tool for concatenating VCF files. In the basic mode it does not

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  do anything fancy except for a sanity check that all files have the same columns. When run with the **-s** option, it will perform a partial merge sort, looking at a limited number of open jobs simultaneously.

## OPTIONS

- **-f**, **--files** \<file\>

  Read the list of files from a file.

- **-s**, **--merge-sort** \<int\>

  Allow small overlaps in N consecutive files.

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

  This help message.