---
name: "srf2fasta"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "staden-io-lib-utils"
version: "1.15.0-1.1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/srf2fasta"
---

# srf2fasta(1)

Converts SRF files to fasta format

## NAME

**srf2fasta** - Converts SRF files to fasta format

## SYNOPSIS

**srf2fasta**  \[*-C*\] *srf\_archive*

## DESCRIPTION

**srf2fasta** extracts sequences from an SRF archive and writes them in fasta format to stdout.

## OPTIONS

- **-C**

  Masks out sequences tagged as bad quality.

## EXAMPLES

To extract only the good quality sequences from runX.srf into runX.fasta.

```
    srf2fasta -C runX.srf > runX.fasta
```

## AUTHOR

James Bonfield, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute