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snipe export

Export a signature to sourmash / snipe-sig / a human-readable TSV directory.

Terminal window
snipe export [OPTIONS]

Options

Section titled “Options”
Flag Type Required Default Description
-i, --input text yes — Input .snipesig signature file.
-o, --output text no — Output file (sourmash / snipe-sig) or directory (tsv, optional).
--format snipe-sig | sourmash | tsv no — Export format (auto-detected from the output extension when omitted; tsv must be explicit). tsv writes a DIRECTORY holding <name>.tsv (the edgemer table; a blank k2_hash cell means a failed K2 extension) and <name>.metadata.json (the header).