fastaq_make_random_contigs1

Overview

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

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