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Compute, compare, manipulate, and analyze MinHash sketches of DNA sequences.
Usage instructions:
Basic operations
sourmash compare --help compare sequence signatures made by compute
sourmash compute --help compute sequence signatures for inputs
sourmash gather --help search a metagenome signature against dbs
sourmash index --help index signatures for rapid search
sourmash info --help display sourmash version and other information
sourmash plot --help plot distance matrix made by 'compare'
sourmash search --help search a signature against other signatures
Taxonomic operations
sourmash lca --help
Manipulate signature files
sourmash sig --help
sourmash signature --help
Operations on storage
sourmash storage --help
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version show program's version number and exit
-q, --quiet don't print citation information