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Update project database metadata.

Source: R/update_sample_metadata.R
update_sample_metadata.Rd

Update the metadata for an existing project database. Cannot update ID, R1, or R2, but can add new metadata columns. Creates a backup of the existing database prior to updating.

Usage

update_sample_metadata(
  path = ".",
  update_mapping_fn = NULL,
  mapping_id = "ID",
  mapping_taxon = "Taxon"
)

Arguments

path

Path to the project directory (default = current working directory)

update_mapping_fn

Path to the update mapping CSV file. Must contain columns "ID" and "Taxon"

mapping_id

Column name of the update mapping file to use as the primary key

mapping_taxon

Column name of the update mapping file containing a Taxonomic identifier (eg, species name)