SYNOPSIS

LAsplit target:las {parts:int | path:db|dam} < source.las

DESCRIPTION

If the second argument is an integer n, then divide the alignment file source, piped in through the standard input, as evenly as possible into n alignment files with the name target.i.las for i in [1,n], subject to the restriction that all alignment records for a given a-read are in the same file.

If the second argument refers to a database path.db that has been partitioned, then divide the input alignment file into block .las files where all records whose a-read is in path.i.db are in align.i.las.