after output to a file, how can we reimport .gz (or decompressed) files?

[Triantafillos Paparountas]

Dear support,

I have stored the output of one query on the table browser as a .gz file.

How can I re-add it as a custom track?

The format of the text file within the .gz if I understand it is .bed, if I remove the first line.

If I remember correctly bed file limits for upload are very strict but my file is ~50kb 

Should I convert it to bigbed ? 

I believe this experience should have been  easy  since in effect I am uploading the output of genome browser directly back to genome browser.

Thanks

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    Triantafyllos Paparountas, PhD
      Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Researcher

      Epigenetics and Genome Reprogramming lab

      IRCCS Santa Lucia

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[Matthew Speir]

Hi Triantafyllos,

Thank you for your question about uploading custom tracks to the UCSC Genome Browser. You can actually use the Table Browser to output a custom track that is automatically uploaded to the Genome Browser. After you've selected your various Table Browser options, select "custom track" from the drop-down menu next to "output format", then click "get output". On the next page, you will be able to give your custom track a name, as well as select some other format options for your track. From there, you can then view your custom track in the Genome Browser, or download a copy of the custom track file.

I hope this is helpful. If you have any further questions, please reply to gen...@soe.ucsc.edu. All messages sent to that address are archived on a publicly-accessible Google Groups forum. If your question includes sensitive data, you may send it instead to genom...@soe.ucsc.edu.

Matthew Speir
UCSC Genome Bioinformatics Group

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