STARCHSTRIP(1)

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

🌸 STARCHSTRIP 💅

okay bestie, gather round, because this one is genuinely iconic. it's the manual page for starchstrip (version 2.4.42+dfsg, if you're keeping score) and it is so useful and also lowkey so unserious. let's get into it. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

starchstrip — that's the name, that's the girl. manual page for starchstrip 2.4.42+dfsg. 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

starchstrip 🫶

citation:

version:

  • 2.4.42 (typical)

authors:

  • Alex Reynolds and Shane Neph 👑

USAGE:

starchstrip [ --include | --exclude ] <chromosome-list>
<starch-file>
  • Add either the --include or --exclude argument to filter the specified <starch-file> for chromosomes in <chromosome-list> for inclusion or exclusion, respectively. Note that you can only specify either inclusion or exclusion. pick ONE, bestie, not both, it's giving monogamy 💀
  • The <chromosome-list> argument is a comma-separated list of chromosome names to be included or excluded. This list is a *required* argument to either of the two --include and --exclude options. you literally cannot skip it, it will not let you 🚨
  • The output is a Starch archive containing those chromosomes specified for inclusion or what chromosomes remain after exclusion from the original <starch-file>. A new metadata payload is appended to the output Starch archive. ✨
  • The output is written to the standard output stream — use the output redirection operator to write the result to a regular file, e.g.:
$ starchstrip --exclude chrA,chrB,chrC in.starch > out.starch

see that little > ? that's the whole personality of this program, she does not write files herself, she just pipes and dips 💅

  • If a specified chromosome is not in the input Starch archive, it will be ignored during processing. no drama, no error, she just moves on, main character energy fr fr
  • Filtering simply copies over raw bytes from the input Starch archive and no extraction or recompression is performed. Use starchcat to update the metadata, if new attributes are required. 🔥

🎀 Process Flags 🎀

  • --include <chromosome-list> — Include specified chromosomes from <starch-file>.
  • --exclude <chromosome-list> — Exclude specified chromosomes from <starch-file>.
  • --version — Show binary version.
  • --help — Show this usage message.
heads up bestie: --include and --exclude are an either/or situation. you get one. that's it. 🌸

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

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

info starchstrip

should give you access to the complete manual. go read it, it's giving lore ✨

and that's the whole page, bestie!! starchstrip 2.4.42+dfsg, from August 2025 — go filter some chromosomes, you absolute icon 👑💖

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