---
name: "gt-encseq-info"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "genometools"
version: "1.6.5+ds-2.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gt-encseq-info"
---

# gt-encseq-info(1)

Display meta-information about an encoded sequence.

## NAME

gt-encseq-info - Display meta-information about an encoded sequence.

## SYNOPSIS

**gt encseq info** \[option ...\] indexname

## DESCRIPTION

- **-nomap** \[*yes\|no*\]

  do not map encoded sequence (gives less information) (default: no)

- **-mirrored** \[*yes\|no*\]

  use mirrored encoded sequence (DNA only) (default: no)

- **-noindexname** \[*yes\|no*\]

  do not output index name (default: no)

- **-show\_alphabet** \[*yes\|no*\]

  output alphabet definition (default: no)

- **-n50** \[*yes\|no*\]

  show N50 values (minimum length of largest sequences for covering at least 50% of total sequence length) (default: no)

- **-o** \[*filename*\]

  redirect output to specified file (default: undefined)

- **-gzip** \[*yes\|no*\]

  write gzip compressed output file (default: no)

- **-bzip2** \[*yes\|no*\]

  write bzip2 compressed output file (default: no)

- **-force** \[*yes\|no*\]

  force writing to output file (default: no)

- **-help**

  display help and exit

- **-version**

  display version information and exit

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to https://github.com/genometools/genometools/issues.