---
name: "centrifuge-inspect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "centrifuge"
version: "1.0.4.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/centrifuge-inspect"
---

# centrifuge-inspect(1)

inspecting the centrifuge index

## NAME

centrifuge-inspect - inspecting the centrifuge index

## SYNOPSIS

**centrifuge-inspect** \[*options*\]*\* \<cf\_base\>*

## DESCRIPTION

Centrifuge version 1.0.3-beta by Daehwan Kim (infphilo@gmail.com, http://www.ccb.jhu.edu/people/infphilo)

- \<cf\_base\>

  cf filename minus trailing .1.cf/.2.cf/.3.cf

-

  By default, prints FASTA records of the indexed nucleotide sequences to standard out.  With **-n**, just prints names.  With **-s**, just prints a summary of the index parameters and sequences.  With **-e**, preserves colors if applicable.

## OPTIONS

- **--large-index**

  force inspection of the 'large' index, even if a 'small' one is present.

- **-a**/--across \<int\>

  Number of characters across in FASTA output (default: 60)

- **-n**/--names

  Print reference sequence names only

- **-s**/--summary

  Print summary incl. ref names, lengths, index properties

- **-e**/--bt2-ref

  Reconstruct reference from .cf (slow, preserves colors)

**--conversion-table** Print conversion table

- **--taxonomy-tree**

  Print taxonomy tree

- **--name-table**

  Print names corresponding to taxonomic IDs

- **--size-table**

  Print the lengths of the sequences belonging to the same taxonomic ID

- **-v**/--verbose

  Verbose output (for debugging)

- **-h**/--help

  print detailed description of tool and its options

- **--help**

  print this usage message

## AUTHOR

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