fastaq_make_random_contigs (1)

fastaq_make_random_contigs [options] <number of sequences> <length of each sequence> <fasta out>

Makes a multi-fasta file of random sequences, all of the same length. Each base has equal chance of being A,C,G or T

positional arguments:

contigs

Nunber of contigs to make

length

Length of each contig

outfile

Name of output file

optional arguments:

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

--first_number FIRST_NUMBER

If numbering the sequences, the first sequence gets this number [1]

--name_by_letters

Name the contigs A,B,C,... will start at A again if you get to Z

--prefix PREFIX

Prefix to add to start of every sequence name

--seed SEED

Seed for random number generator. Default is to use python's default

fastaq_make_random_contigs was originally written by Martin Hunt ([email protected])

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Copyright © 2013 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.