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

# vcfnulldotslashdot(1)

## NAME

vcfnulldotslashdot converts single dots to ./.

This is useful for some downstream analysis tools.

## SYNOPSIS

**vcf2tsv** \< *file*

## DESCRIPTION

vcfnulldotslashdot converts single dots to ./.

This is useful for some downstream analysis tools.

## EXIT VALUES

- **0**

  Success

- **not 0**

  Failure

## EXAMPLES

vcf2tsv converts a VCF to VCF

-

  ```
  >>> cat("../scripts/vcfnulldotslashdot data/issue_307_vcfnulldotslashdot.vcf")
  ##fileformat=VCFv4.1
  ##fileDate=20210209
  ##source=freeBayes v0.9.21
  ##reference=ahy.fa
  ##phasing=none
  ##filter="TYPE = snp & QUAL > 30 & AF > 0.05 & AF < 0.95 genotypes filtered with: GQ > 20"
  ##INFO=<ID=AC,Number=A,Type=Integer,Description="Total number of alternate alleles in called genotypes">
  ##INFO=<ID=AF,Number=A,Type=Float,Description="Estimated allele frequency in the range (0,1]">
  ##INFO=<ID=TYPE,Number=A,Type=String,Description="The type of allele, either snp, mnp, ins, del, or complex.">
  ##INFO=<ID=LEN,Number=A,Type=Integer,Description="allele length">
  ##FORMAT=<ID=GT,Number=1,Type=String,Description="Genotype">
  #CHROM  POS ID  REF ALT QUAL    FILTER  INFO    FORMAT  rab-field.AH13
  contig71493_103113  50  .   G   A   79.0603 .   AC=5;AF=0.078125;LEN=1;TYPE=snp GT  ./.:0,0,0
  ```

## LICENSE

Copyright 2021 (C) Erik Garrison and vcflib contributors. MIT licensed.

## AUTHORS

Erik Garrison and other vcflib contributors.