FASTAQ-MERGE(1)

✨ NAME ✨

fastaq_merge — bestie, it takes a multi sequence file and squishes it into a single sequence 💅

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's the vibe. You run it like this:

fastaq_merge [options] <infile> <outfile>

and it converts a multi sequence file to a single sequence. That's the whole thing. It merges, it slays, it leaves. 🦋

🎀 positional arguments

• infile — the name of the input file, aka the messy multi-sequence situation you're bringing to the group chat
• outfile — the name of the output file, aka where the single merged sequence gets to live its main character life ✨

🧚 options

• -h, --help — show this help message and exit. Classic. We love a supportive king 👑
• -n, --name _NAME_ — the name of the sequence in the output file. The default is [union], no cap. So if you don't say anything, bestie's name is literally just union 🫶

ngl, if you skip --name, you get union whether you planned for it or not. Not a warning, just a heads up so you're not surprised later 😭

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🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

not me with nothing else to link here — this one stands on its own, periodt 💜

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🌈 that's the whole page!! you're officially fluent in fastaq_merge, iykyk. this absolutely iconic piece of documentation is fastaq_merge 3.17.0, dated January 2026, filed under User Commands in the FASTAQ-MERGE(1) manual — go forth and merge, bestie, you got this 🎀✨💖