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

# vcfrandom(1)

## NAME

**vcfrandom**

## SYNOPSIS

**vcfrandom**

## DESCRIPTION

Generate a random VCF file

## EXAMPLES

-

  ```
  Example:
      **vcfrandom**
  ##fileformat=VCFv4.0
  ##source=**vcfrandom**
  ##reference=/d2/data/references/build_37/human_reference_v37.fa
  ##phasing=none
  ##INFO=<ID=NS,Number=1,Type=Integer,Description="Number of samples with data">
  ##INFO=<ID=DP,Number=1,Type=Integer,Description="Total read depth at the locus">
  ##INFO=<ID=AC,Number=1,Type=Integer,Description="Total number of alternate alleles in called genotypes">
  ##INFO=<ID=AN,Number=1,Type=Integer,Description="Total number of alleles in called genotypes">
  ##INFO=<ID=AF,Number=1,Type=Float,Description="Estimated allele frequency in the range (0,1]">
  ##FORMAT=<ID=GT,Number=1,Type=String,Description="Genotype">
  ##FORMAT=<ID=GQ,Number=1,Type=Integer,Description="Genotype Quality, the Phred-scaled marginal (or unconditional) probability of the called genotype">
  ##FORMAT=<ID=DP,Number=1,Type=Integer,Description="Read Depth">
  #CHROM  POS     ID      REF     ALT     QUAL    FILTER  INFO    FORMAT  bill
  one     1       .       G       G,A     100     .       DP=83   GT:DP   0/1:1
  one     2       .       G       G,A     100     .       DP=3    GT:DP   0/1:49
  one     3       .       G       C,T     100     .       DP=5    GT:DP   0/1:12
  one     4       .       C       G,T     100     .       DP=51   GT:DP   0/1:60
  one     5       .       A       T,A     100     .       DP=31   GT:DP   0/1:89
  one     6       .       T       T,A     100     .       DP=56   GT:DP   0/1:60
  one     7       .       T       A,C     100     .       DP=78   GT:DP   0/1:75
  one     8       .       T       G,A     100     .       DP=73   GT:DP   0/1:78
  one     9       .       C       C,G     100     .       DP=42   GT:DP   0/1:67
  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.