>5</td><td>num_reads</td><td>number of reads used</td><td>int</td></tr>
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<h2 id="calculating-entropy-in-bed-specified-regions"><a class="header" href="#calculating-entropy-in-bed-specified-regions">Calculating entropy in BED-specified regions</a></h2>
<p>The command can also summarize the methylation entropy in regions by using the <code>--regions</code> option, for example:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash">modkit entropy \
 --in-bam ${mod_bam} \
 -o ${output_directory} \
 --regio