---
name: "ConvertHeaders.py"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "presto"
version: "0.7.2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ConvertHeaders.py"
---

# ConvertHeaders.py(1)

Converts sequence headers to the pRESTO format

## NAME

ConvertHeaders.py - Converts sequence headers to the pRESTO format

## DESCRIPTION

usage: ConvertHeaders.py \[--version\] \[-h\]  ...

Converts sequence headers to the pRESTO format

### help:

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

### subcommands:

-

  Conversion method

- generic

  Converts sequence headers without a known annotation system.

- 454

  Converts Roche 454 sequence headers.

- genbank

  Converts NCBI GenBank and RefSeq sequence headers.

- illumina

  Converts Illumina sequence headers.

- imgt

  Converts sequence headers output by IMGT/GENE-DB.

- migec

  Converts headers for consensus sequence generated by the MIGEC tool.

- sra

  Converts NCBI SRA or EMBL-EBI ENA sequence headers.

### output files:

-

  convert-pass

-

  reads passing header conversion.

-

  convert-fail

-

  raw reads failing header conversion.

### output annotation fields:

-

  \<format defined\>

-

  the annotation fields added are specific to the header format of the input file.

## AUTHOR

 This manpage was written by Andreas Tille for the Debian distribution and\
  can be used for any other usage of the program.