The repeat space for multiple Repeat Masker files is quantified and stored in one tibble.

meta.seq.space(
  rm.folder,
  type = "rm",
  repeat.type = "all",
  rename = FALSE,
  save.file = TRUE
)

Arguments

rm.folder

file path to the Repeat Masker files.

type

type of input data. Option are:

  • type = "rm" - Repeat Masker files.

repeat.type

type of element for which total repeat space shall be quantified. Options are:

  • repeat.type = "all" include all types of repeats.

  • repeat.type = "ltr" include only LTR retrotransposons.

rename

logical value indicating whether or not long file names shall be transformed to short scientific names.

save.file

logical value indicating whether or not the result tibble shall be stored locally.

Author

Hajk-Georg Drost