---
name: "mecat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mecat2"
version: "0.0+git20200428.f54c542+ds-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mecat"
---

# mecat(1)

Generate config file or assemble, trim or correct SMRT data

## NAME

mecat - Generate config file or assemble, trim or correct SMRT data

## SYNOPSIS

**mecat** *correct\|assemble\|config cfg\_fname*

## DESCRIPTION

MECAT (v2) is an ultra-fast and accurate mapping, error correcting and de novo assembly tools for single molecula sequencing (SMRT) reads.

The parameters are defined as below:

- correct:

  	Correct rawreads

- trim:

  	Trim corrected reads

- assemble:

  	Generate contigs

- config:

  	Generate default config file