---
name: "bustools"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bustools"
version: "0.43.2+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bustools"
---

# bustools(1)

manual page for bustools 0.43.2

## NAME

bustools - manual page for bustools 0.43.2

## SYNOPSIS

**bustools** *\<CMD\>* \[*arguments*\] ..

## DESCRIPTION

bustools 0.43.2

Where \<CMD\> can be one of:

sort            Sort a BUS file by barcodes and UMIs correct         Error correct a BUS file umicorrect      Error correct the UMIs in a BUS file count           Generate count matrices from a BUS file inspect         Produce a report summarizing a BUS file allowlist       Generate an on-list from a BUS file capture         Capture records from a BUS file text            Convert a binary BUS file to a tab-delimited text file fromtext        Convert a tab-delimited text file to a binary BUS file extract         Extract FASTQ reads correspnding to reads in BUS file compress        Compress a BUS file decompress      Decompress a BUSZ (compressed BUS) file version         Prints version number cite            Prints citation information

Running bustools \<CMD\> without arguments prints usage information for \<CMD\>

Usage: bustools \<CMD\> \[arguments\] ..

Where \<CMD\> can be one of:

sort            Sort a BUS file by barcodes and UMIs correct         Error correct a BUS file umicorrect      Error correct the UMIs in a BUS file count           Generate count matrices from a BUS file inspect         Produce a report summarizing a BUS file allowlist       Generate an on-list from a BUS file capture         Capture records from a BUS file text            Convert a binary BUS file to a tab-delimited text file fromtext        Convert a tab-delimited text file to a binary BUS file extract         Extract FASTQ reads correspnding to reads in BUS file compress        Compress a BUS file decompress      Decompress a BUSZ (compressed BUS) file version         Prints version number cite            Prints citation information

Running bustools \<CMD\> without arguments prints usage information for \<CMD\>

## SEE ALSO

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

-

  **info bustools**

should give you access to the complete manual.