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

# vcffilter(1)

## NAME

**vcffilter**

## SYNOPSIS

**vcffilter** options

## DESCRIPTION

VCF filter the specified vcf file using the set of filters

## OPTIONS

-

  ```
  options:
      -f, --info-filter     specifies a filter to apply to the info fields of records,
                            removes alleles which do not pass the filter
      -g, --genotype-filter specifies a filter to apply to the genotype fields of records
      -k, --keep-info       used in conjunction with '-g', keeps variant info, but removes genotype
      -s, --filter-sites    filter entire records, not just alleles
      -t, --tag-pass        tag vcf records as positively filtered with this tag, print all records
      -F, --tag-fail        tag vcf records as negatively filtered with this tag, print all records
      -A, --append-filter   append the existing filter tag, don't just replace it
      -a, --allele-tag      apply -t on a per-allele basis.  adds or sets the corresponding INFO field tag
      -v, --invert          inverts the filter, e.g. grep -v
      -o, --or              use logical OR instead of AND to combine filters
      -r, --region          specify a region on which to target the filtering, requires a BGZF
                            compressed file which has been indexed with tabix.  any number of
                            regions may be specified.
  Filter the specified vcf file using the set of filters.
  Filters are specified in the form "<ID> <operator> <value>:
   -f "DP > 10"  # for info fields
   -g "GT = 1|1" # for genotype fields
   -f "CpG"  # for 'flag' fields
  Operators can be any of: =, !, <, >, |, &
  Any number of filters may be specified.  They are combined via logical AND
  unless --or is specified on the command line.  Obtain logical negation through
  the use of parentheses, e.g. "! ( DP = 10 )"
  For convenience, you can specify "QUAL" to refer to the quality of the site, even
  though it does not appear in the INFO fields.
  type: filter
  ```

## 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.