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

# fastaq\_make\_random\_contigs(1)

## NAME

fastaq\_make\_random\_contigs

## DESCRIPTION

 fastaq\_make\_random\_contigs \[options\] \<number of sequences\> \<length of each sequence\> \<fasta out\>

Makes a multi-fasta file of random sequences, all of the same length. Each base has equal chance of being A,C,G or T

### positional arguments:

- contigs

  Nunber of contigs to make

- length

  Length of each contig

- outfile

  Name of output file

### optional arguments:

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

  show this help message and exit

- **--first\_number** FIRST\_NUMBER

  If numbering the sequences, the first sequence gets this number \[1\]

- **--name\_by\_letters**

  Name the contigs A,B,C,... will start at A again if you get to Z

- **--prefix** PREFIX

  Prefix to add to start of every sequence name

- **--seed** SEED

  Seed for random number generator. Default is to use python's default

## AUTHOR

fastaq\_make\_random\_contigs 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.