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.TH FASTAQ-TO_RANDOM_SUBSET "1" "February 2017" "fastaq 3.15.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
fastaq_to_random_subset \- Make a random sample of sequences (and optionally mates as well)
.SH DESCRIPTION
usage: fastaq_to_random_subset [options] <infile> <outfile> <percent>
.PP
Takes a random subset of reads from a sequence file and optionally the
corresponding read from a mates file. Output is interleaved if mates file
given
.SS "positional arguments:"
.TP
infile
Name of input file
.TP
outfile
Name of output file
.TP
FLOAT
Per cent probability of keeping any given read (pair)
in [0,100]
.SS "optional arguments:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-mate_file\fR MATE_FILE
Name of mates file
.TP
\fB\-\-seed\fR INT
Seed for random number generator. If not given,
python's default is used