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bl_bed_write(3) 	    Library Functions Manual		 bl_bed_write(3)

NAME
     bl_bed_write() - Write a BED record

LIBRARY
     #include <biolibc/bed.h>
     -lbiolibc -lxtend

SYNOPSIS
     int     bl_bed_write(bl_bed_t *bed_feature, FILE *bed_stream,
     bed_field_mask_t field_mask)

ARGUMENTS
     bed_feature     Pointer to the bl_bed_t structure to output
     bed_stream      FILE stream to which TSV bed line is written
     field_mask      Bit mask indicating which fields to output

DESCRIPTION
     Write  fields from one line of a bed file to the specified FILE stream.  If
     field_mask is not BL_BED_FIELD_ALL, only selected fields are written.

     If field_mask is not BL_BED_FIELD_ALL, fields not indicated by a 1  in  the
     bit  mask	are  written  as an appropriate marker for that field, such as a
     '.', rather than writing the real data.  Possible mask values are:

     BL_BED_FIELD_NAME BL_BED_FIELD_SCORE BL_BED_FIELD_STRAND BL_BED_FIELD_THICK
     BL_BED_FIELD_RGB BL_BED_FIELD_BLOCK

     The chrom, start, and end fields are required and therefore have no  corre-
     sponding  mask bits. The thickStart and thickEnd fields must occur together
     or not at all, so only a single  bit  BL_BED_FIELD_THICK  selects	both  of
     them.  Likewise, blockCount, blockSizes and blockStarts must all be present
     or omitted, so BL_BED_FIELD_BLOCK masks all three.

RETURN VALUES
     BL_WRITE_OK  on  success  BL_WRITE_ERROR on failure (errno may provide more
     information)

EXAMPLES
     bl_bed_write(stdout, &bed_feature, BL_BED_FIELD_ALL);
     bl_bed_write(bed_stream, &bed_feature,
		       BL_BED_FIELD_NAME|BL_BED_FIELD_SCORE);

SEE ALSO
     bl_bed_read(3)

								 bl_bed_write(3)

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