84018a1d6515b75a60de04a61dd6f3f80be38580 brianlee Tue Jul 5 09:32:02 2022 -0700 Adding a link in hgTracksHelp.html, linked to from liftOver CGI, to a new anchor on FAQdownloads#liftOver that provides an example of running the command-line tool, refs #29698 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQdownloads.html src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQdownloads.html index 819bcbf..641f166 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQdownloads.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQdownloads.html @@ -645,30 +645,31 @@ which is accessed from the View menu on the Genome Browser annotation tracks page, supports forward, reverse, and cross-species conversions, but does not accept batch input. The <a href="../cgi-bin/hgLiftOver">LiftOver</a> tool, accessed via the Tools link on the Genome Browser home page, also supports forward, reverse, and cross-species conversions, as well as batch conversions.</p> <p> If you wish to update a large number of coordinates to a different assembly and have access to a Linux platform, you may find it useful to try the command-line version of the LiftOver tool. The executable file for this utility can be downloaded <a href="https://genome-store.ucsc.edu" target="_blank">here</a>. LiftOver requires a pre-generated <em>over.chain</em> file as input, available for selected assemblies from the <a href="http://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/downloads.html#liftover">Downloads</a> page. If the desired file is not available, send a request to the <a href="../contacts.html">genome mailing list</a> and we may be able to provide you with one.</p> +<h3 id="liftOver">Using liftOver</h3> <p> Here is an example on how to set up and run LiftOver from the command line:</p> <ol> <li>Download the LiftOver program for your computer's operating system <a href="https://genome-store.ucsc.edu" target="_blank">here</a> <li>Change permissions on that file so that it can be executed <pre> chmod +x liftOver</pre></li> <li>Run the program with no arguments to see the usage statement <pre> ./liftOver</pre> <pre> liftOver - Move annotations from one assembly to another usage: liftOver oldFile map.chain newFile unMapped