how to split M3VCF by ID?

Question

[dec986]

I'm attempting to extract sample IDs from an m3vcf file just like I would with VCF, with a command like:

bcftools view --samples XXXXX Estimates.m3vcf.gz

but then I get an error:

Failed to open Estimates.m3vcf.gz: unknown file type

My instinct is that bcftools doesn't support the m3vcf type.

is there an automated way that I could select certain sample IDs from an M3VCF file?

[Pierre Lindenbaum]

I had to google for m3vcf: https://genome.sph.umich.edu/wiki/M3VCF_Files

is there an automated way that I could select certain sample IDs from an M3VCF file?

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