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.TH FASTAQ_MAKE_RANDOM_CONTIGS "1" "October 2014" "Fastaq" "Fastaq executables"
.SH NAME
fastaq_make_random_contigs
.SH DESCRIPTION
 fastaq_make_random_contigs [options] <number of sequences> <length of each sequence> <fasta out>
.PP
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
.SS "positional arguments:"
.TP
contigs
Nunber of contigs to make
.TP
length
Length of each contig
.TP
outfile
Name of output file
.SS "optional arguments:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-first_number\fR FIRST_NUMBER
If numbering the sequences, the first sequence gets
this number [1]
.TP
\fB\-\-name_by_letters\fR
Name the contigs A,B,C,... will start at A again if
you get to Z
.TP
\fB\-\-prefix\fR PREFIX
Prefix to add to start of every sequence name
.TP
\fB\-\-seed\fR SEED
Seed for random number generator. Default is to use
python's default


.SH "AUTHOR"
.sp
fastaq_make_random_contigs was originally written by Martin Hunt (mh12@sanger.ac.uk)

.SH "COPYING"
.sp
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Copyright \(co 2013 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version\&.