diff gffread.xml @ 7:9c298cab341d draft default tip

"planemo upload for repository https://github.com/galaxyproject/tools-iuc/tree/master/tools/gffread commit f40643d8b80299ebb84faebe92579321ac459746"
author iuc
date Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:38:01 +0000
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--- a/gffread.xml	Tue Aug 31 08:29:57 2021 +0000
+++ b/gffread.xml	Sat Sep 25 15:38:01 2021 +0000
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
-<tool id="gffread" name="gffread" version="@VERSION@.0">
+<tool id="gffread" name="gffread" version="@GALAXY_TOOL_VERSION@+galaxy@VERSION_SUFFIX@" profile="20.05">
     <description>Filters and/or converts GFF3/GTF2 records</description>
     <xrefs>
         <xref type="bio.tools">gffread</xref>
     </xrefs>
     <macros>
-        <token name="@VERSION@">0.11.6</token>
+        <!-- the version of this tool must not be lowered since in the past 2.x was used
+            lets use small increments and hope that gffread catches up one day -->
+        <token name="@GALAXY_TOOL_VERSION@">2.2.1.3</token>
+        <token name="@TOOL_VERSION@">0.12.7</token>
+        <token name="@VERSION_SUFFIX@">0</token>
         <xml name="fasta_output_select">
             <param name="fa_outputs" type="select" display="checkboxes" multiple="true" label="Select fasta outputs">
-                <option value="-w exons.fa">fasta file with spliced exons for each GFF transcript (-w exons.fa)</option>
-                <option value="-x cds.fa">fasta file with spliced CDS for each GFF transcript (-x cds.fa)</option>
-                <option value="-y pep.fa">protein fasta file with the translation of CDS for each record (-y pep.fa)</option>
+                <option value="-w exons.fa">fasta file with spliced exons for each GFF transcript (-w)</option>
+                <option value="-x cds.fa">fasta file with spliced CDS for each GFF transcript (-x)</option>
+                <option value="-y pep.fa">protein fasta file with the translation of CDS for each record (-y)</option>
                 <option value="-W">for each fasta: record the exon coordinates projected onto the spliced sequence (-W)</option>
+                <option value="-S">for protein fasta: use '*' instead of '.' as stop codon translation (-S)</option>
             </param>
         </xml>
         <xml name="ref_filtering_select">
@@ -25,14 +30,14 @@
             </param>
         </xml>
         <xml name="trackname">
-            <param name="tname" type="text" value="" optional="true" label="Trackname to use in the second column of each GFF output line" help="(-t track_name}">
+            <param argument="-t" name="tname" type="text" value="" optional="true" label="Trackname to use in the second column of each GFF output line" help="">
                 <validator type="regex">\w+</validator>
             </param>
         </xml>
         <xml name="merge_opts">
              <option value="-K">also collapse shorter, fully contained transcripts with fewer introns than the container (-K)</option>
              <option value="-Q">remove the containment restriction: multi-exon transcripts will be collapsed if just their introns match, while single-exon transcripts can partially overlap 80% (-Q)</option>
-             <option value="-d dupinfo">output collapsing info (-d dupinfo)</option>
+             <option value="-d dupinfo">output collapsing info (-d)</option>
         </xml>
         <xml name="cluster_opts">
              <option value="--force-exons"> make sure that the lowest level GFF features are printed as 'exon' features (--force-exons)</option>
@@ -51,14 +56,19 @@
         </xml>
     </macros>
     <requirements>
-        <requirement type="package" version="@VERSION@">gffread</requirement>
+        <requirement type="package" version="@TOOL_VERSION@">gffread</requirement>
     </requirements>
+    <version_command>gffread --version</version_command>
     <command detect_errors="aggressive">
 <![CDATA[
     #if $reference_genome.source == 'history':
         ln -s '$reference_genome.genome_fasta' genomeref.fa &&
     #end if
+
     gffread '$input'
+    #if $input.ext.startswith("bed")
+        --in-bed
+    #end if
     #if $reference_genome.source == 'cached':
         -g '${reference_genome.fasta_indexes.fields.path}'
         #if $reference_genome.ref_filtering and str($reference_genome.ref_filtering) != '':
@@ -107,22 +117,68 @@
         #end if
     #end if
     #if $gffs.gff_fmt != 'none':
-        #if $gffs.tname:
+        #if $gffs.gff_fmt != 'bed' and $gffs.tname:
             -t '$gffs.tname'
         #end if
         #if $gffs.gff_fmt == 'gff':
+            ## TODO bug 'gft' -> 'gtf'
             #if $input.datatype.file_ext == 'gft':
                 $gffs.ensembl
             #end if
-            $gffs.output_cmd
-        #elif $gffs.gff_fmt == 'gtf':
-            $gffs.output_cmd
+        #end if
+        #if $gffs.gff_fmt == 'gtf'
+            -T
+        #elif $gffs.gff_fmt == 'bed'
+            --bed
         #end if
+        -o output.$gffs.gff_fmt
     #end if
+
+## Missing options
+##
+## --ids
+## --nids
+## -l 
+## --jmatch
+## --nc
+## --ignore-locus
+## -A -s (see above)
+##  --sort-alpha : chromosomes (reference sequences) are sorted alphabetically
+##  --sort-by : sort the reference sequences by the order in which their
+##       names are given in the <refseq.lst> file
+## Misc      
+## --keep-exon-attrs : for -F option, do not attempt to reduce redundant
+## --attrs
+##      --keep-genes : in transcript-only mode (default), also preserve gene records
+##      --keep-comments: for GFF3 input/output, try to preserve comments
+## -B (see above)
+## -P
+##      --add-hasCDS : add a "hasCDS" attribute with value "true" for transcripts
+##           that have CDS features
+##      --adj-stop stop codon adjustment: enables -P and performs automatic
+##           adjustment of the CDS stop coordinate if premature or downstream
+
+##  --in-tlf: input GFF-like one-line-per-transcript format without exon/CDS
+##            features (see --tlf option below); automatic if the input
+##            filename ends with .tlf)
+##  --stream: fast processing of input GFF/BED transcripts as they are received
+##            ((no sorting, exons must be grouped by transcript in the input data)
+
+## Clustering
+
+## -Y
+
+## Output 
+
+## --gene2exon
+## --t-adopt
+## -j
+## --w-add
+## --w-nocds
 ]]>
     </command>
     <inputs>
-        <param name="input" type="data" format="gff3,gtf" label="Input GFF3 or GTF feature file"/>
+        <param name="input" type="data" format="bed,gff3,gtf" label="Input BED, GFF3 or GTF feature file"/>
         <!-- filtering -->
         <param name="filtering" type="select" display="checkboxes" multiple="true" label="filters">
             <option value="-U">discard single-exon transcripts (-U)</option>
@@ -138,9 +194,9 @@
             </param>
             <when value="none"/>
             <when value="filter">
-                <param name="range" type="text" value="" label="Only show transcripts overlapping coordinate range">
+                <param argument="-r" name="range" type="text" value="" label="Only show transcripts overlapping coordinate range">
                     <help><![CDATA[
-                    (-r [['strand']'chr':]'start'..'end') <br>
+                    [['strand']'chr':]'start'..'end' <br>
                     examples: <br>
                     1000..500000 <br>
                     chr1:1000..500000 <br>
@@ -150,14 +206,14 @@
                     </help>
                     <validator type="regex">(([+-])?(\w+:))?\d+\.\.\d+</validator>
                 </param>
-                <param name="discard_partial" type="boolean" truevalue="-R" falsevalue="" checked="false"
-                       label="Discard all transcripts that are not fully contained within the given range" help="(-R)"/>
+                <param argument="-R" name="discard_partial" type="boolean" truevalue="-R" falsevalue="" checked="false"
+                       label="Discard all transcripts that are not fully contained within the given range" help=""/>
             </when>
         </conditional>
-        <param name="maxintron" type="integer" value="" optional="true" min="0" label="Filter out transcipts with large introns"
-               help="If set, discard transcripts having an intron larger (-i max_intron)"/>
-        <param name="chr_replace" type="data" format="tabular" optional="true" label="Replace reference sequence names" >
-            <help><![CDATA[(-m chr_replace) <br>
+        <param argument="-i" name="maxintron" type="integer" value="" optional="true" min="0" label="Filter out transcipts with large introns"
+               help="If set, discard transcripts having an intron larger"/>
+        <param argument="-m" name="chr_replace" type="data" format="tabular" optional="true" label="Replace reference sequence names" >
+            <help><![CDATA[
                 chr_replace is a reference sequence replacement table consisting of 2 columns: "original_ref_ID"  "new_ref_ID"<br>
                 It is useful for switching between Ensembl and UCSC naming conventions <br>
                 NOTE: GFF records on reference sequences that are not found among the "original_ref_ID" entries in this file will be filtered out
@@ -177,10 +233,10 @@
 
         <!-- merging -->
         <conditional name="merging">
-            <param name="merge_sel" type="select" label="Transcript merging" help="(-M/--merge or --cluster-only)">
+            <param name="merge_sel" type="select" label="Transcript merging" help="">
                 <option value="none">none</option>
-                <option value="merge">merge: cluster the input transcripts into loci, collapsing matching transcripts</option>
-                <option value="cluster">cluster-only: merge but without collapsing matching transcripts</option>
+                <option value="merge">merge: cluster the input transcripts into loci, collapsing matching transcripts (--merge)</option>
+                <option value="cluster">cluster-only: merge but without collapsing matching transcripts (--cluster-only)</option>
             </param>
             <when value="none"/>
             <when value="merge">
@@ -195,7 +251,7 @@
         <!-- reference sequence file -->
         <!-- Error: -g option is required for options -w, -x, -y, -V, -N, -M -->
         <conditional name="reference_genome">
-            <param name="source" type="select" label="Reference Genome" help="(-g genome.fasta) NOTE: Required for fasta outputs">
+            <param name="source" type="select" label="Reference Genome" help="NOTE: Required for fasta outputs">
                 <option value="none">none</option>
                 <option value="cached"></option>
                 <option value="history">From your history</option>
@@ -203,14 +259,14 @@
             <when value="none">
             </when>
             <when value="cached">
-                <param name="fasta_indexes" type="select" label="Source FASTA Sequence">
+                <param argument="-g" name="fasta_indexes" type="select" label="Source FASTA Sequence">
                     <options from_data_table="all_fasta"/>
                 </param>
                 <expand macro="ref_filtering_select" />
                 <expand macro="fasta_output_select" />
             </when>
             <when value="history">
-                <param name="genome_fasta" type="data" format="fasta" label="Genome Reference Fasta"/>
+                <param argument="-g" name="genome_fasta" type="data" format="fasta" label="Genome Reference Fasta"/>
                 <expand macro="ref_filtering_select" />
                 <expand macro="fasta_output_select" />
             </when>
@@ -222,35 +278,39 @@
                 <option value="none">none</option>
                 <option value="gff">GFF</option>
                 <option value="gtf">GTF</option>
+                <option value="bed">BED</option>
             </param>
             <when value="none">
             </when>
             <when value="gff">
-                <param name="output_cmd" type="hidden" value="-o output.gff3"/>
-                <param name="ensembl" type="boolean" truevalue="-L" falsevalue="" checked="false" label="Ensembl GTF to GFF3 conversion" help="(-L)"/>
+                <param argument="-L" name="ensembl" type="boolean" truevalue="-L" falsevalue="" checked="false" label="Ensembl GTF to GFF3 conversion" help=""/>
                 <expand macro="trackname" />
             </when>
             <when value="gtf">
-                <param name="output_cmd" type="hidden" value="-T -o output.gtf"/>
                 <expand macro="trackname" />
             </when>
+            <when value="bed">
+            </when>
         </conditional>
 
-        <param name="full_gff_attribute_preservation" type="boolean" truevalue="-F" falsevalue="" checked="false"
-                       label="full GFF attribute preservation (all attributes are shown)" help="(-F)"/>
-        <param name="decode_url" type="boolean" truevalue="-D" falsevalue="" checked="false"
-                       label="decode url encoded characters within attributes" help="(-D)"/>
-        <param name="expose" type="boolean" truevalue="-E" falsevalue="" checked="false"
-                       label="warn about duplicate transcript IDs and other potential problems with the given GFF/GTF records" help="(-E)"/>
+        <param argument="-F" name="full_gff_attribute_preservation" type="boolean" truevalue="-F" falsevalue="" checked="false"
+                       label="full GFF attribute preservation (all attributes are shown)" help=""/>
+        <param argument="-D" name="decode_url" type="boolean" truevalue="-D" falsevalue="" checked="false"
+                       label="decode url encoded characters within attributes" help=""/>
+        <param argument="-E" name="expose" type="boolean" truevalue="-E" falsevalue="" checked="false"
+                       label="warn about duplicate transcript IDs and other potential problems with the given GFF/GTF records" help=""/>
 
     </inputs>
     <outputs>
-        <data name="output_gff" format="gff3" metadata_source="input" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: gff3" from_work_dir="output.gff3">
+        <data name="output_gff" format="gff3" metadata_source="input" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: gff3" from_work_dir="output.gff">
             <filter>gffs['gff_fmt'] == 'gff'</filter>
         </data>
         <data name="output_gtf" format="gtf" metadata_source="input" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: gtf" from_work_dir="output.gtf">
             <filter>gffs['gff_fmt'] == 'gtf'</filter>
         </data>
+        <data name="output_bed" format="bed" metadata_source="input" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: bed" from_work_dir="output.bed">
+            <filter>gffs['gff_fmt'] == 'bed'</filter>
+        </data>
         <data name="output_exons" format="fasta" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: exons.fa" from_work_dir="exons.fa">
             <filter>'fa_outputs' in reference_genome and str(reference_genome['fa_outputs']).find('exons.fa') > 0 </filter>
         </data>
@@ -265,28 +325,48 @@
         </data>
     </outputs>
     <tests>
-        <test>
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
             <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gtf"/>
             <param name="gff_fmt" value="gff"/>
-            <output name="output_gff" file="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gff3" ftype="gff3" lines_diff="2" />
+            <output name="output_gff" file="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gff3" ftype="gff3" lines_diff="4" />
         </test>
-        <test>
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
+            <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gtf"/>
+            <param name="gff_fmt" value="gff"/>
+            <output name="output_gff" file="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gff3" ftype="gff3" lines_diff="4" />
+        </test>
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
             <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="ecoli-k12.gff3"/>
             <param name="gff_fmt" value="gff"/>
             <param name="full_gff_attribute_preservation" value="-F"/>
-            <output name="output_gff" file="ecoli-k12.processed.gff3" ftype="gff3" lines_diff="2" />
+            <output name="output_gff" file="ecoli-k12.processed.gff3" ftype="gff3" lines_diff="4" />
         </test>
-        <test>
-            <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gtf"/>
-            <param name="filtering" value="--no-pseudo"/>
-            <param name="gff_fmt" value="gtf"/>
-            <output name="output_gtf">
+        <!-- bed output -->
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
+            <param name="input" ftype="gff3" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gff3"/>
+            <param name="gff_fmt" value="bed"/>
+            <output name="output_bed" ftype="bed">
                 <assert_contents>
-                    <not_has_text text="pseudo" />
+                    <has_n_lines n="42"/>
+                    <has_n_columns n="13"/>
                 </assert_contents>
             </output>
         </test>
-        <test>
+        <!-- bed input and test tname -->
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
+            <param name="input" ftype="bed" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.bed"/>
+            <param name="gff_fmt" value="gff"/>
+            <param name="tname" value="track name"/>
+            <output name="output_bed" ftype="gff3">
+                <assert_contents>
+                    <has_n_lines n="388"/>
+                    <!-- this will work with https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/pull/12528 -->
+                    <!-- <has_n_columns n="9" comment="#"/> -->
+                    <has_text text="track name"/>
+                </assert_contents>
+            </output>
+        </test>
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
             <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gtf"/>
             <param name="region_filter" value="filter"/>
             <param name="range" value="19:496500..504965"/>
@@ -298,7 +378,7 @@
                 </assert_contents>
             </output>
         </test>
-        <test>
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
             <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gtf"/>
             <param name="region_filter" value="filter"/>
             <param name="range" value="19:496500..504965"/>
@@ -311,7 +391,7 @@
                 </assert_contents>
             </output>
         </test>
-        <test>
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
             <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gtf"/>
             <param name="filtering" value="-C"/>
             <param name="region_filter" value="filter"/>
@@ -324,7 +404,7 @@
                 </assert_contents>
             </output>
         </test>
-        <test>
+        <test expect_num_outputs="4">
             <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37_19.71.gtf"/>
             <param name="source" value="history"/>
             <param name="genome_fasta" ftype="fasta" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37.71.dna.chromosome.19.fa"/>
@@ -357,7 +437,18 @@
                 </assert_contents>
             </output>
         </test>
-
+        <test expect_num_outputs="1">
+            <param name="input" ftype="gtf" value="stop_codons.gtf"/>
+            <param name="source" value="history"/>
+            <param name="genome_fasta" ftype="fasta" value="Homo_sapiens.GRCh37.71.dna.chromosome.19.fa"/>
+            <param name="fa_outputs" value="-y pep.fa,-S"/>
+            <output name="output_pep">
+                <assert_contents>
+                    <has_text text="ENST00000269812" />
+                    <has_text text="PLRGLHPRV*LQTPLERCPCWPPAGGTGGCPHCLLHLRLLQSPTPTALSEGGGAGTEAQPVTDVDPGRG*" />
+                </assert_contents>
+            </output>
+        </test>
     </tests>
     <help>
 <![CDATA[
@@ -367,30 +458,32 @@
 
 .. _stringtie: http://ccb.jhu.edu/software/stringtie/gff.shtml#gffread
 
-
-gffread v0.11.4. Usage: ::
+gffread v0.12.7. Usage: ::
 
-    gffread <input_gff> [-g <genomic_seqs_fasta> | <dir>][-s <seq_info.fsize>] 
-     [-o <outfile>] [-t <trackname>] [-r [[<strand>]<chr>:]<start>..<end> [-R]]
+    gffread [-g <genomic_seqs_fasta> | <dir>] [-s <seq_info.fsize>] 
+     [-o <outfile>] [-t <trackname>] [-r [<strand>]<chr>:<start>-<end> [-R]]
+     [--jmatch <chr>:<start>-<end>] [--no-pseudo] 
      [-CTVNJMKQAFPGUBHZWTOLE] [-w <exons.fa>] [-x <cds.fa>] [-y <tr_cds.fa>]
-     [-i <maxintron>] [--bed] [--table <attrlist>] [--sort-by <refseq_list.txt>]
-     
+     [-j ][--ids <IDs.lst> | --nids <IDs.lst>] [--attrs <attr-list>] [-i <maxintron>]
+     [--stream] [--bed | --gtf | --tlf] [--table <attrlist>] [--sort-by <ref.lst>]
+     [<input_gff>] 
+    
      Filter, convert or cluster GFF/GTF/BED records, extract the sequence of
      transcripts (exon or CDS) and more.
      By default (i.e. without -O) only transcripts are processed, discarding any
      other non-transcript features. Default output is a simplified GFF3 with only
      the basic attributes.
      
-     <input_gff> is a GFF file, use '-' for stdin
- 
     Options:
-
+     --ids discard records/transcripts if their IDs are not listed in <IDs.lst>
+     --nids discard records/transcripts if their IDs are listed in <IDs.lst>
      -i   discard transcripts having an intron larger than <maxintron>
      -l   discard transcripts shorter than <minlen> bases
      -r   only show transcripts overlapping coordinate range <start>..<end>
           (on chromosome/contig <chr>, strand <strand> if provided)
      -R   for -r option, discard all transcripts that are not fully 
           contained within the given range
+     --jmatch only output transcripts matching the given junction
      -U   discard single-exon transcripts
      -C   coding only: discard mRNAs that have no CDS features
      --nc non-coding only: discard mRNAs that have CDS features
@@ -401,18 +494,18 @@
           for each of the mapped sequences:
           <seq-name> <seq-length> <seq-description>
           (useful for -A option with mRNA/EST/protein mappings)
-      
-     Sorting: (by default, chromosomes are kept in the order they were found)
+    Sorting: (by default, chromosomes are kept in the order they were found)
      --sort-alpha : chromosomes (reference sequences) are sorted alphabetically
      --sort-by : sort the reference sequences by the order in which their
           names are given in the <refseq.lst> file
-              
     Misc options: 
-     -F   preserve all GFF attributes (for non-exon features)
+     -F   keep all GFF attributes (for non-exon features)
      --keep-exon-attrs : for -F option, do not attempt to reduce redundant
           exon/CDS attributes
      -G   do not keep exon attributes, move them to the transcript feature
           (for GFF3 output)
+     --attrs <attr-list> only output the GTF/GFF attributes listed in <attr-list>
+        which is a comma delimited list of attribute names to
      --keep-genes : in transcript-only mode (default), also preserve gene records
      --keep-comments: for GFF3 input/output, try to preserve comments
      -O   process other non-transcript GFF records (by default non-transcript
@@ -440,10 +533,11 @@
      --in-tlf: input GFF-like one-line-per-transcript format without exon/CDS
                features (see --tlf option below); automatic if the input
                filename ends with .tlf)
-               
+     --stream: fast processing of input GFF/BED transcripts as they are received
+               ((no sorting, exons must be grouped by transcript in the input data)
     Clustering:
      -M/--merge : cluster the input transcripts into loci, discarding
-          "duplicated" transcripts (those with the same exact introns
+          "redundant" transcripts (those with the same exact introns
           and fully contained or equal boundaries)
      -d <dupinfo> : for -M option, write duplication info to file <dupinfo>
      --cluster-only: same as -M/--merge but without discarding any of the
@@ -455,7 +549,6 @@
           multi-exon transcripts, and >=80% overlap for single-exon transcripts
      -Y   for -M option, enforce -Q but also discard overlapping single-exon 
           transcripts, even on the opposite strand (can be combined with -K)
-          
     Output options:
      --force-exons: make sure that the lowest level GFF features are considered
            "exon" features
@@ -468,25 +561,26 @@
      -g   full path to a multi-fasta file with the genomic sequences
           for all input mappings, OR a directory with single-fasta files
           (one per genomic sequence, with file names matching sequence names)
-     -w    write a fasta file with spliced exons for each GFF transcript
+     -j    output the junctions and the corresponding transcripts
+     -w    write a fasta file with spliced exons for each transcript
+     --w-add <N> for the -w option, extract additional <N> bases
+           both upstream and downstream of the transcript boundaries
+     --w-nocds for -w, disable the output of CDS info in the FASTA file
      -x    write a fasta file with spliced CDS for each GFF transcript
      -y    write a protein fasta file with the translation of CDS for each record
-     -W    for -w and -x options, write in the FASTA defline the exon
+     -W    for -w, -x and -y options, write in the FASTA defline all the exon
            coordinates projected onto the spliced sequence;
-           for -y option, write transcript attributes in the FASTA defline
      -S    for -y option, use '*' instead of '.' as stop codon translation
-     -L    Ensembl GTF to GFF3 conversion (implies -F; should be used with -m)
+     -L    Ensembl GTF to GFF3 conversion, adds version to IDs
      -m    <chr_replace> is a name mapping table for converting reference 
            sequence names, having this 2-column format:
            <original_ref_ID> <new_ref_ID>
-           WARNING: all GFF records on reference sequences whose original IDs
-           are not found in the 1st column of this table will be discarded!
      -t    use <trackname> in the 2nd column of each GFF/GTF output line
-     -o    write the records into <outfile> instead of stdout
+     -o    write the output records into <outfile> instead of stdout
      -T    main output will be GTF instead of GFF3
      --bed output records in BED format instead of default GFF3
      --tlf output "transcript line format" which is like GFF
-           but exons, CDS features and related data are stored as GFF 
+           but with exons and CDS related features stored as GFF 
            attributes in the transcript feature line, like this:
              exoncount=N;exons=<exons>;CDSphase=<N>;CDS=<CDScoords> 
            <exons> is a comma-delimited list of exon_start-exon_end coordinates;
@@ -494,9 +588,14 @@
      --table output a simple tab delimited format instead of GFF, with columns
            having the values of GFF attributes given in <attrlist>; special
            pseudo-attributes (prefixed by @) are recognized:
-           @chr, @start, @end, @strand, @numexons, @exons, @cds, @covlen, @cdslen
+           @id, @geneid, @chr, @start, @end, @strand, @numexons, @exons, 
+           @cds, @covlen, @cdslen
+           If any of -w/-y/-x FASTA output files are enabled, the same fields
+           (excluding @id) are appended to the definition line of corresponding
+           FASTA records
      -v,-E expose (warn about) duplicate transcript IDs and other potential
            problems with the given GFF/GTF records
+
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