Hello Andrea, You can ftp the complete file from the Downloads server for command-line use.
Data access FAQ with anonymous ftp help: http://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQdownloads.html#download1 File location once connected using ftp: goldenPath/<db>/database/stsMap.txt.gz Where <db> is the target database name, such as "hg19". We hope this information is helpful, Best regards, Jen UCSC Genome Browser Support On 7/12/10 11:58 AM, Andrea Lai wrote: > Hi there, > > I'd like to get the chromosomal coordinate range for a number of STS markers > (such as D16S3046). GenomeBrowser does this conversion for me through the web > interface, but is there a way to do so in a scriptable manner/through command > line? > I suspect that something to do so exists -- say, with input species, assembly > version, query (21q2.3 or probe name), and desired output format (in my case, > chr#:start-end). > I tried Googling along the lines of "convert position query" with limited > success, and I think I might just be using the wrong search terms. > > Any advice? > > Thanks for your time! > Andrea > _______________________________________________ > Genome maillist - [email protected] > https://lists.soe.ucsc.edu/mailman/listinfo/genome _______________________________________________ Genome maillist - [email protected] https://lists.soe.ucsc.edu/mailman/listinfo/genome
