IDENTIFY

What is the software called ?
- bcftoolsCallVariants
What is a short description for this software ?
- BCFtools is a set of utilities that manipulate variant calls in the Variant Call Format (VCF) and its binary counterpart BCF. All commands work transparently with both VCFs and BCFs, both uncompressed and BGZF-compressed.
What are general categories (keywords, labels) for this software ?
- bcftools
Is there a project website for the software ?
- http://www.htslib.org/doc/bcftools.html
[OPTIONAL] What is the DOI or any other unique identifier for this software (or software version) ?

UNDERSTAND

Who created this software? (Project, Organization, Person, Initiative, etc.)
- Heng Li
- Bob Handsaker
Are there any additional contributors of note for this software ?
- John Marshall
- Petr Danecek
- Shane McCarthy
What useful features of this software are worth highlighting ?
[OPTIONAL] Who is the publisher of this software if not the author ?
[OPTIONAL] How can a user get support for the software ? (eg. Report bugs, request features and extensions, etc)
[OPTIONAL] Has the software been adopted in a project, organization or by a person?
[OPTIONAL] Is there any information about uses of this software (papers, research labs, etc) ?
[OPTIONAL] Are there any statistics of its use ?
[OPTIONAL] Are there any publications where the software is used ?
[OPTIONAL] Is there any benchmark information about the software ?
[OPTIONAL] What are the funding sources for this software?
[OPTIONAL] What are the ratings for this software?

What are domain specific keywords for this software ? (eg: hydrology, climate)
[OPTIONAL] Is there any other similar software that you know of ?
[OPTIONAL] What are the recommended uses and assumptions for the software ?
[OPTIONAL] Are there any constraints on use, situations it is not designed for, simplifications ?

Is there any on-line documentation about the software ?
- http://samtools.github.io/bcftools
What language(s) is the software written in ?
- C
What Operating Systems can the software run on ?
How can one install the software ?
What other software does the software require to be installed ?
[OPTIONAL] Are there estimates of how long it takes to run this software on average ?
[OPTIONAL] Are there any memory requirements for this software ?
[OPTIONAL] Are there any other important details about the implementation of this code (parallelization, special hardware, etc) ?

What input files does the software require ?
- - File Id:
    inputVCFFile
  - File Type:
    VCF file
What are the input parameters used for this software?
What output files does the software produce ?
- - File Id:
    variantVCFFile
  - File Type:
    VCF file
[OPTIONAL] Are there any relevant data catalogs that can be used with this software ?

What other software can interoperate with this one?
[OPTIONAL] Is this software typically used with other software in a workflow ? (eg: for visualization, preprocessing, postprocessing, etc)

[OPTIONAL] How is the software being developed or maintained ?
[OPTIONAL] Are there any on-line resources for accessing the developer community for this software ? (eg. discussion board, wiki, etc)