SYNOPSIS
kraken [,options/] ,<filename(s)>/OPTIONS
- --db NAME
- Name for Kraken DB (default: none)
- --threads NUM
- Number of threads (default: 1)
- --fasta-input
- Input is FASTA format
- --fastq-input
- Input is FASTQ format
- --gzip-compressed
- Input is gzip compressed
- --bzip2-compressed
- Input is bzip2 compressed
- --quick
- Quick operation (use first hit or hits)
- --min-hits NUM
- In quick op., number of hits req'd for classification NOTE: this is ignored if --quick is not specified
- --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
- --only-classified-output
- Print no Kraken output for unclassified sequences
- --preload
- Loads DB into memory before classification
- --paired
- The two filenames provided are paired-end reads
- --check-names
- Ensure each pair of reads have names that agree with each other; ignored if --paired is not specified
- --help
- Print this message
- --version
- Print version information
If none of the *-input or *-compressed flags are specified, and the file is a regular file, automatic format detection is attempted.