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.TH RANDOMFQ "1" "July 2015" "randomFQ 1.1.2" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
randomFQ \- ea-utils: return random entries from the input fastq
.SH DESCRIPTION
Unknown option: h
usage: ./randomFQ (\fB\-c\fR <count> | \fB\-p\fR <pct>) [\-fasta] [\-out <prefix>] [\-seed <int>] <input\-fastq> [<input\-2> [<index\-3>] ]
.PP
Returns <count> number of random entries from the input fastq.
.PP
Output is fastq, unless you specify \fB\-fasta\fR
.PP
If the \fB\-out\fR parameter ends in .gz, the result is gzipped in\-place.
.PP
\fB\-p\fR returns a % of total reads, \fB\-c\fR returns a fixed count.
.PP
SINGLE END:
.PP
Outputs to standard output, unless \fB\-out\fR <file> is specified.
.PP
PAIRED END:
.PP
Pass 2 (or 3) files as input, \fB\-out\fR is required.
.PP
If the paired\-end output contains a "%" sign, it is replaced with the 1 & 2 for paired\-end.
.PP
IE: \fB\-o\fR output_%.fastq.gz
.PP
Otherwise it's jsut output_1 and output_2
.PP
*** If one file is an indexed read, it has to be the 3rd file (for now).