Simulate sequencing reads from random positions in the input sequence(s).
gt simreads [option ...] <encseq>
-num [value]
desired number of reads (default: undefined)
-coverage [value]
desired coverage of the reads (default: undefined)
-len [value]
fixed read length (default: undefined)
-minlen [value]
minimal read length (default: undefined)
-maxlen [value]
maximal read length (default: undefined)
-distlen [string]
use read length distribution file (in the output format of the seqstat tool) (default: undefined)
-o [filename]
redirect output to specified file (default: undefined)
-gzip [yes|no]
write gzip compressed output file (default: no)
-bzip2 [yes|no]
write bzip2 compressed output file (default: no)
-force [yes|no]
force writing to output file (default: no)
-p [yes|no]
show a progress bar (default: no)
-v [yes|no]
be verbose (default: no)
-ds [string]
output distribution of starting positions to specified file (default: undefined)
-dl [string]
output distribution of read lengths to specified file (default: undefined)
-ss [yes|no]
simulate reads in forward direction only (default: no)
-help
display help for basic options and exit
-help+
display help for all options and exit
-version
display version information and exit
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