genio (version 1.0.9)

write_bim: Write plink *.bim files

Description

This function writes a tibble with the right columns into a standard plink *.bim file. It uses readr::write_tsv to do it efficiently.

Usage

write_bim(file, tib, verbose = TRUE)

Arguments

file

Output file (whatever is accepted by readr::write_tsv). If file is missing the expected *.bim extension, the function adds it.

tib

The tibble or data.frame to write. It must contain these columns: chr, id, posg, pos, ref, alt. Throws an error if any of these columns are missing. Additional columns are ignored. Columns are automatically reordered in output as expected in format.

verbose

If TRUE (default) function reports the path of the file being written (after autocompleting the extension).

Value

The input tib invisibly (what readr::write_tsv returns).

See Also

write_plink for writing a set of BED/BIM/FAM files.

Plink BIM format reference: https://www.cog-genomics.org/plink/1.9/formats#bim

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# create a dummy tibble with the right columns
library(tibble)
tib <- tibble(
    chr = 1:3,
    id = 1:3,
    posg = 0,
    pos = 1:3,
    ref = 'A',
    alt = 'B'
)
# a dummy file
file_out <- tempfile('delete-me-example', fileext = '.bim') # will also work without extension
# write the table out in *.bim format (no header, columns in right order)
write_bim(file_out, tib)
# delete output when done
file.remove(file_out)

# }