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

# vcflength(1)

## NAME

**vcflength**

## SYNOPSIS

**vcflength**

## DESCRIPTION

Add length info field

## EXAMPLES

-

  ```
  Example:
  **vcflength** samples/sample.vcf
  ##fileformat=VCFv4.0
  (...)
  #CHROM  POS     ID      REF     ALT     QUAL    FILTER  INFO    FORMAT  NA00001 NA00002 NA00003
  19      111     .       A       C       9.6     .       length=0;length.alt=1;length.ref=1      GT:HQ   0|0:10,10  0|0:10,10       0/1:3,3
  19      112     .       A       G       10      .       length=0;length.alt=1;length.ref=1      GT:HQ   0|0:10,10  0|0:10,10       0/1:3,3
  20      14370   rs6054257       G       A       29      PASS    AF=0.5;DP=14;NS=3;length=0;length.alt=1;length.ref=1;DB;H2 GT:GQ:DP:HQ     0|0:48:1:51,51  1|0:48:8:51,51  1/1:43:5:.,.
  20      17330   .       T       A       3       q10     AF=0.017;DP=11;NS=3;length=0;length.alt=1;length.ref=1     GT:GQ:DP:HQ     0|0:49:3:58,50  0|1:3:5:65,3    0/0:41:3:.,.
  20      1110696 rs6040355       A       G,T     67      PASS    AA=T;AF=0.333,0.667;DP=10;NS=2;length=0,0;length.alt=1,1;length.ref=1;DB   GT:GQ:DP:HQ     1|2:21:6:23,27  2|1:2:0:18,2    2/2:35:4:.,.
  20      1230237 .       T       .       47      PASS    AA=T;DP=13;NS=3;length=0;length.alt=1;length.ref=1GT:GQ:DP:HQ      0|0:54:.:56,60  0|0:48:4:51,51  0/0:61:2:.,.
  20      1234567 microsat1       G       GA,GAC  50      PASS    AA=G;AC=3,1;AN=6;DP=9;NS=3;length=1,2;length.alt=2,3;length.ref=1  GT:GQ:DP        0/1:.:4 0/2:17:2        1/1:40:3
  20      1235237 .       T       .       0       .       length=0;length.alt=1;length.ref=1      GT      0/00|0     ./.
  X       10      rsTest  AC      A,ATG   10      PASS    length=-1,1;length.alt=1,3;length.ref=2 GT      0 0/1      0|2
  Type: transformation
  ```

## 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.