---
name: "fastaq_enumerate_names"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fastaq"
version: "1.5.0-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fastaq_enumerate_names"
---

# fastaq\_enumerate\_names(1)

## NAME

fastaq\_enumerate\_names

## DESCRIPTION

 fastaq\_enumerate\_names \[options\] \<fasta/q in\> \<fasta/q out\>

Renames sequences in a file, calling them 1,2,3... etc

### positional arguments:

- infile

  Name of fasta/q file to be read

- outfile

  Name of output fasta/q file

### optional arguments:

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

  show this help message and exit

- **--start\_index** START\_INDEX

  Starting number \[1\]

- **--rename\_file** RENAME\_FILE

  If used, will write a file of old name to new name

- **--keep\_suffix**

  Use this to keep a */1* or */2* suffix at the end of each name

## AUTHOR

fastaq\_enumerate\_names was originally written by Martin Hunt (mh12@sanger.ac.uk)

## COPYING

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Copyright © 2013 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.