MaskPrimers.py(1)

MaskPrimers.py1

Removes primers and annotates sequences with primer and barcode identifiers

Overview

usage: MaskPrimers.py [--version] [-h] ...

Removes primers and annotates sequences with primer and barcode identifiers

help:

--version

show program's version number and exit

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

subcommands:

Alignment method

align

Find primer matches using pairwise local alignment.

score

Find primer matches by scoring primers at a fixed position.

extract

Remove and annotate a fixed sequence region.

output files:

mask-pass

processed reads with successful primer matches.

mask-fail

raw reads failing primer identification.

output annotation fields:

SEQORIENT

the orientation of the output sequence. Either F (input) or RC (reverse complement of input).

PRIMER

name of the best primer match.

BARCODE

the sequence preceding the primer match. Only output when the --barcode flag is specified.

Releases

Unchanged in 3 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye).

  1. 11–13

Author

This manpage was written by Andreas Tille for the Debian distribution and
can be used for any other usage of the program.

From presto 0.7.2-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.