kraken2(1)

kraken21

Assigning taxonomic labels to short dna sequences

Usage

kraken2 [options] <filename(s)>

Options

--db NAME

Name for Kraken 2 DB (default: none)

--threads NUM

Number of threads (default: 1)

--quick

Quick operation (use first hit or hits)

--unclassified-out FILENAME

Print unclassified sequences to filename

--classified-out FILENAME

Print classified sequences to filename

--output FILENAME

Print output to filename (default: stdout); "-" will suppress normal output

--confidence FLOAT

Confidence score threshold (default: 0.0); must be in [0, 1].

--minimum-base-quality NUM

Minimum base quality used in classification (def: 0, only effective with FASTQ input).

--report FILENAME

Print a report with aggregrate counts/clade to file

--use-mpa-style

With --report, format report output like Kraken 1's kraken-mpa-report

--report-zero-counts

With --report, report counts for ALL taxa, even if counts are zero

--memory-mapping

Avoids loading database into RAM

--paired

The filenames provided have paired-end reads

--use-names

Print scientific names instead of just taxids

--gzip-compressed

Input files are compressed with gzip

--bzip2-compressed

Input files are compressed with bzip2

--help

Print this message

--version

Print version information

If none of the *-compressed flags are specified, and the filename provided is a regular file, automatic format detection is attempted.

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 kraken2 2.1.3-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.