---
name: "starch-diff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bedops"
version: "2.4.41+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/starch-diff"
---

# starch-diff(1)

manual page for starch-diff 2.4.41+dfsg

## NAME

starch-diff - manual page for starch-diff 2.4.41+dfsg

## DESCRIPTION

starch-diff

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  citation: http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/content/28/14/1919.abstract version:  2.4.41 authors:  Alex Reynolds and Shane Neph

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  `$ starch-diff [ --chr <chr> ] starch-file-1 starch-file-2 [ starch-file-3 ... ]`

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  The 'starch-diff' utility compares the signatures of two or more specified Starch v2.2+ archives for all chromosomes, or for a specified chromosome.

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  The typical output of 'starch-diff' is a message indicating that the archives' chromosome(s) are identical or dissimilar, written to the standard error stream.

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  In addition, if all chromosomes are identical, 'starch-diff' exits with a zero status code. Likewise, if any chromosomes are dissimilar, 'starch-diff' exits with a non-zero status code. This facilitates testing in a scripting environment.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **starch-diff** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **starch-diff** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

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  **info starch-diff**

should give you access to the complete manual.