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overlay_bigwig.py

Perform pairwise operations on two BigWig files. Both files must use the same reference genome.

Usage

overlay_bigwig.py -i file1.bw -j file2.bw -a mean -o output.wig

Options

Option Description Default
-i, --bwfile1 First BigWig file Required
-j, --bwfile2 Second BigWig file Required
-a, --action Operation: mean, sum, diff, ratio, max, min, geometric_mean Required
-o, --output Output wiggle file Required
-c, --chunk Chromosome chunk size (bp) for processing 100000

Output

Wiggle file with the result of the pairwise operation.