OpenMS  2.4.0
FileInfo

Shows basic information about the data in an OpenMS readable file.

pot. predecessor tools $ \longrightarrow $ FileInfo $ \longrightarrow $ pot. successor tools
any tool operating on MS peak data
(in mzML format)
none ; console or text file

This tool can show basic information about the data in several peak, feature and consensus feature files. It can

  • show information about the data range of a file (m/z, RT, intensity)
  • show a statistical summary for intensities, qualities, feature widths
  • show an overview of the metadata
  • validate several XML formats against their XML schema
  • check for corrupt data in a file (e.g., duplicate spectra)

The command line parameters of this tool are:

INI file documentation of this tool:

In order to enrich the resulting data of your analysis pipeline or to quickly compare different outcomes of your pipeline you can invoke the aforementioned information of your input data and (intermediary) results.