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

# vcfcountalleles(1)

## NAME

**vcfcountalleles**

## SYNOPSIS

**vcfcountalleles**

## DESCRIPTION

Count alleles

## EXAMPLES

-

  ```
  Example:
  **vcfcountalleles** samples/scaffold612.vcf
  42603
  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.