R: Remove tips from a tree

rmTips {treeman} | R Documentation

## Remove tips from a tree

### Description

Returns a tree with a tip ID(s) removed

### Usage

    rmTips(tree, tids, drp_intrnl = TRUE, progress = "none")

### Arguments

`tree` | `TreeMan` object
`tids` | tip IDs
`drp_intrnl` | Boolean, drop internal branches, default FALSE
`progress` | name of the progress bar to use, see `create_progress_bar`

### Details

Removes tips in a tree. Set drp_intrnl to FALSE to convert internal nodes into new tips. Warning: do not use this function to remove internal nodes, this create a corrupted tree.

### See Also

`addTip`, `rmNodes`, https://github.com/DomBennett/treeman/wiki/manip-methods

### Examples

    library(treeman)
    tree <- randTree(10)
    tree <- rmTips(tree, 't1')
    summary(tree)
    # running the function using an internal
    # node will create a corrupted tree
    tree <- rmTips(tree, 'n3')
    # run summary() to make sure a change has
    # not created a corruption
    #summary(tree)

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