This project follows the semver pro forma and uses the git-flow branching model.

The BigBed package provides data representation and IO tools for the bigBed file format. The bigBed binary file format is for representing genomic annotations. It is indexed to fetch specific regions quickly and is often created from BED files.

You can install the BigBed package from the Julia REPL. Press ] to enter pkg mode, then enter the following command:

add BigBed

If you are interested in the cutting edge of the development, please check out the develop branch to try new features before release.

BigBed is tested against Julia 1.X on Linux, OS X, and Windows.

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