Perl provides various features and operators for the execution of external commands (described as follows), which are unique in their own way. They vary slightly from one another, making it difficult for Perl beginners to choose between them.
vcftools.sourceforge.net - VCFtools contains a Perl API (Vcf.pm) and a number of Perl scripts that can be used to perform common tasks with VCF files such as file validation, file merging, intersecting, complements, etc. The Perl tools support all versions of the VCF...
code.google.com - Perl module for creating geographic 10km-square maps using either SVG or PNG (with GD library) output format.
Originally design to map the location of objects in a 10 km map IrishGrid includes:
native support of the Irish Grid System (see...
github.com - RestrictionDigest can simulate the reference genome digestion and generate comprehensive information of the simulation. It can simulate single-enzyme digestion, double-enzyme digestion and size selection process. It can also analyze multiple genomes...
The benchmark module is a great tool to know the time the code takes to run. The output is usually in terms of CPU time. This module provides us with a way to optimize our code. With the advent of petascale computing and other multicore processor it...
Part of the reason R has become so popular is the vast array of packages available at the cran and bioconductor repositories. In the last few years, the number of packages has grown exponentially!
This is a short post giving steps on how to...
