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

# ParseHeaders.py(1)

Parses pRESTO annotations in FASTA/FASTQ sequence headers

## NAME

ParseHeaders.py - Parses pRESTO annotations in FASTA/FASTQ sequence headers

## DESCRIPTION

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

Parses pRESTO annotations in FASTA/FASTQ sequence headers

### help:

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

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

  show this help message and exit

### subcommands:

-

  Annotation operation

- add

  Adds field/value pairs to header annotations

- collapse

  Collapses header annotations with multiple entries

- copy

  Copies header annotation fields

- delete

  Deletes fields from header annotations

- expand

  Expands annotation fields with multiple values

- merge

  Merge multiple annotations fields into a single field

- rename

  Renames header annotation fields

- table

  Writes sequence headers to a table

### output files:

-

  reheader-pass

-

  reads passing annotation operation and modified accordingly.

-

  reheader-fail

-

  raw reads failing annotation operation.

-

  headers

-

  tab delimited table of the selected annotations.

### output annotation fields:

-

  \<user defined\>

-

  annotation fields specified by the **-f** argument.

## AUTHOR

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