---
name: "ace2sam"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "samtools"
version: "1.21-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ace2sam"
---

# ace2sam(1)

ace to sam converter

## NAME

ace2sam - ace to sam converter

## SYNOPSIS

**ace2sam** \[*-pc*\] *\<in.ace\>*

## OPTIONS

- **-p**

  output padded SAM

- **-c**

  write the contig sequence in SAM

- Notes:

  1\. Fields must appear in the following order: (CO-\>\[BQ\]-\>(AF)-\>(RD-\>QA))

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  2\. The order of reads in AF and in RD must be identical

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  3\. Except in BQ, words and numbers must be separated by a single SPACE or TAB

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  4\. This program writes the headerless SAM to stdout and header to stderr

## AUTHOR

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