---
name: "determine-phred"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ea-utils"
version: "1.1.2+dfsg-9+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/determine-phred"
---

# determine-phred(1)

ea-utils: read sam, fastq or pileup and return the phred-scale

## NAME

determine-phred - ea-utils: read sam, fastq or pileup and return the phred-scale

## SYNOPSIS

**determine-phred** *FILE*

## DESCRIPTION

Reads a sam, fastq or pileup, possibly gzipped and returns the phred-scale,

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  either 64 or 33, based on a quick scan of the data in the file.