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

# vcf-fix-newlines(1)

fix newlines in VCF file

## NAME

vcf-fix-newlines - fix newlines in VCF file

## SYNOPSIS

**vcf-fix-newlines** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

About: Reads in a VCF file with any (commonly used) newline representation and outputs with the

-

  current system's newline representation.

## OPTIONS

- **-i**, **--info**

  Report if the file is consistent with the current platform based.

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

  This help message.

### Example:

-

  vcf-fix-newlines **-i** file.vcf vcf-fix-newlines file.vcf.gz \> out.vcf cat file.vcf \| vcf-fix-newlines \> out.vcf