common-workflow-language / common-workflow-language/cwltool
allow specification of File format on the command line
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Description
As per discussion on CWL community call of 28 December 2020, the inability to supply a format for files on the command line is an annoyance.
Two options for specifying format were discussed:
1. A flag to take the first format specified for the File input and use that as the file's format.
2. Options named after the inputs, so for example if the input is `sequences` then the flag is `sequences_format` to specify the format string.
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