Breaking my 400MB gtf gile into 8 seperate 50MB gtf files

Question

[Ezekiel]

I have a program I want to run on my gtf file but it can only take a file of 50MB at a time. Does anyone know an easier way to split my files up into 8 smaller pieces other than manually? Thank you so much for the help and consideration in advance!

Answer 1

[GenoMax]

Use https://agat.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tools/agat_sq_split.html

[Ezekiel]

Thank you for the quick response! Unfortunately due to the build of the computer and my lack of familiarity with software, there are many conflicting files prequired for AGAT I either cannot install or do not know the risk of. I will see if I can set agat up on my personal device and use that.

[GenoMax]

Use conda if you can. That way you will not have to install individual dependencies etc.

[Ezekiel]

I have done this and am now able to use the agat tools! Thank You!