STARCHCAT(1)

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version 2.4.42 · 5 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this is starchcat — the manual page for starchcat version 2.4.42+dfsg. she's a little command-line legend and she's about to eat, no cap ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like. starchcat just exists and does her thing 💅 here's the whole vibe:

citation:

version:

  • 2.4.42 (typical)

authors:

  • Alex Reynolds and Shane Neph

USAGE: starchcat [ --note="..." ]</p>

[ --bzip2 | --gzip ] [ --omit-signature ] [ --report-progress=N ]
<starch-file-1> [<starch-file-2> ...]
  • At least one lexicographically-sorted, headerless starch archive is required. like. non-negotiable bestie 🫶
  • While two or more inputs make sense for a multiset union operation, you can starchcat one file in order to update its metadata, recompress it with a different backend method, or add a note annotation. one file is a whole valid slay 💅
  • Compressed data are sent to standard output. Use the '>' operator to redirect to a file. so don't be out here staring at your terminal wondering where your file went 😭

🌸 Process Flags 🌸

  • --note="foo bar..." — Append note to output archive metadata (optional). cute little annotation moment 🎀
  • --bzip2 | --gzip — Specify backend compression type (optional, default is bzip2). pick your fighter, she defaults to bzip2 💖
  • --omit-signature — Skip generating per-chromosome data integrity signature (optional, default is to generate signature). honestly? the signature is lowkey iconic, so think twice before you ghost it 🙈
  • --report-progress=N — Report compression progress every N elements per chromosome to standard error stream (optional). for when you need the constant reassurance that things are happening ⭐
  • --version — Show binary version. tiny humble flex 👑
  • --help — Show this usage message. the classic "help me bestie" button 🌈

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

The full documentation for starchcat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and starchcat programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info starchcat

should give you access to the complete manual. it's giving the director's cut — go read it fr fr 🧚

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💜 this was starchcat 2.4.42+dfsg, dated August 2025 — thanks for coming to my ted talk, mwah 🫶✨

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