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

# vcfparsealts(1)

## NAME

**vcfparsealts**

## SYNOPSIS

**vcfparsealts**

## DESCRIPTION

Alternate allele parsing method. This method uses pairwise alignment of REF and ALTs to determine component allelic primitives for each alternate allele.

## EXAMPLES

-

  ```
  Example:
  **vcfparsealts** samples/sample.vcf
  ##fileformat=VCFv4.0
  (...)
  #CHROM  POS     ID      REF     ALT     QUAL    FILTER  INFO    FORMAT  NA00001 NA00002 NA00003
  19      111     .       A       C       9.6     .       .       GT:HQ   0|0:10,10       0|0:10,10       0/1:3,3
   ( A :: 111 A -> A;  )  ( C :: 111 A -> C;  )
  19      112     .       A       G       10      .       .       GT:HQ   0|0:10,10       0|0:10,10       0/1:3,3
   ( A :: 112 A -> A;  )  ( G :: 112 A -> G;  )
  20      14370   rs6054257       G       A       29      PASS    AF=0.5;DP=14;NS=3;DB;H2 GT:GQ:DP:HQ     0|0:48:1:51,51     1|0:48:8:51,51  1/1:43:5:.,.
   ( A :: 14370 G -> A;  )  ( G :: 14370 G -> G;  )
  20      17330   .       T       A       3       q10     AF=0.017;DP=11;NS=3     GT:GQ:DP:HQ     0|0:49:3:58,50     0|1:3:5:65,3    0/0:41:3:.,.
   ( A :: 17330 T -> A;  )  ( T :: 17330 T -> T;  )
  20      1110696 rs6040355       A       G,T     67      PASS    AA=T;AF=0.333,0.667;DP=10;NS=2;DB       GT:GQ:DP:HQ        1|2:21:6:23,27  2|1:2:0:18,2    2/2:35:4:.,.
   ( A :: 1110696 A -> A;  )  ( G :: 1110696 A -> G;  )  ( T :: 1110696 A -> T;  )
  20      1230237 .       T       .       47      PASS    AA=T;DP=13;NS=3 GT:GQ:DP:HQ     0|0:54:.:56,60  0|0:48:4:51,51     0/0:61:2:.,.
   ( . :: 1230237 T -> .;  )  ( T :: 1230237 T -> T;  )
  20      1234567 microsat1       G       GA,GAC  50      PASS    AA=G;AC=3,1;AN=6;DP=9;NS=3      GT:GQ:DP  0/1:.:4  0/2:17:2        1/1:40:3
   ( G :: 1234567 G -> G;  )  ( GA :: 1234567 G -> G; 1234568  -> A;  )  ( GAC :: 1234567 G -> G; 1234568  -> AC;  )
  20      1235237 .       T       .       0       .       .       GT      0/0     0|0     ./.
   ( . :: 1235237 T -> .;  )  ( T :: 1235237 T -> T;  )
  X       10      rsTest  AC      A,ATG   10      PASS    .       GT      0       0/1     0|2
   ( A :: 10 A -> A; 11 C -> ;  )  ( AC :: 10 AC -> AC;  )  ( ATG :: 10 A -> A; 11  -> T; 11 C -> G;  )
  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.