VCFtools

A set of tools written in Perl and C++ for working with VCF files.

Downloading VCFtools

The current version can be downloaded in tar or zip format from the project's github repository via the links on the left or on the page here:

https://github.com/vcftools/vcftools

Downloading with git

The latest version can be downloaded through the git client. If git is installed, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/vcftools/vcftools.git

The above command is required to be run only once, for any subsequent updates run the following command from your local vcftools directory:

git pull https://github.com/vcftools/vcftools.git master

Downloading older releases

It is not recommended, but you may download older releases from the project's previous page on Sourceforge here:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcftools/files/