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

# vcfstreamsort(1)

## NAME

**vcfstreamsort**

## SYNOPSIS

**vcfstreamsort** options \[vcf file\]

## DESCRIPTION

Sorts the input (either stdin or file) using a streaming sort algorithm. Guarantees that the positional order is correct provided out-of-order variants are no more than 100 positions in the VCF file apart.

## OPTIONS

-

  ```
  options:
      -h, --help             this dialog
      -w, --window N         number of sites to sort (default 10000)
      -a, --all              load all sites and then sort in memory
  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.