Provided by: gmap_2017-11-15-1_amd64 
NAME
gmap_build - Tool for genome database creation for GMAP or GSNAP
SYNOPSIS
gmap_build [options...] -d <genomename> <fasta_files>
DESCRIPTION
gmap_build: Builds a gmap database for a genome to be used by GMAP or GSNAP. Part of GMAP package,
version 2017-11-15.
A simplified alternative to using the program gmap_setup, which creates a Makefile.
OPTIONS
-D, --dir=STRING
Destination directory for installation (defaults to gmapdb directory specified at configure time)
-d, --db=STRING
Genome name
-n, --names=STRING
Substitute names for chromosomes, provided in a file. The file should have one line for each
chromosome name to be changed, with the original FASTA name in column 1 and the desired chromosome
name in column 2. This provides an easy way to change the names of chromosomes, for example, to
add or remove the "chr" prefix. Column 2 may be blank, which indicates no name change. This file
can also be combined with --sort=names to provide a particular order for the chromosomes in the
genome index.
-M, --mdflag=STRING
Use MD file from NCBI for mapping contigs to chromosomal coordinates
-C, --contigs-are-mapped
Find a chromosomal region in each FASTA header line. Useful for contigs that have been mapped to
chromosomal coordinates. Ignored if the --mdflag is provided.
-z, --compression=STRING
Use given compression types (separated by commas; default is bitpack64) bitpack64 - optimized for
modern computers with SIMD instructions (recommended) all - create all available compression
types, currently bitpack64 none - do not compress offset files (I believe this is no longer
supported)
-k, --kmer=INT
k-mer value for genomic index (allowed: 15 or less, default is 15)
-q INT sampling interval for genomoe (allowed: 1-3, default 3)
-s, --sort=STRING
Sort chromosomes using given method: none - use chromosomes as found in FASTA file(s) alpha - sort
chromosomes alphabetically (chr10 before chr 1) numeric-alpha - chr1, chr1U, chr2, chrM, chrU,
chrX, chrY chrom - chr1, chr2, chrM, chrX, chrY, chr1U, chrU names - sort chromosomes based on
file provided to --names flag
-g, --gunzip
Files are gzipped, so need to gunzip each file first
-E, --fasta-pipe=STRING
Interpret argument as a command, instead of a list of FASTA files
-w INT Wait (sleep) this many seconds after each step (default 2)
-c, --circular=STRING
Circular chromosomes (either a list of chromosomes separated by a comma, or a filename containing
circular chromosomes, one per line). If you use the --names feature, then you should use the
original name of the chromosome, not the substitute name, for this option.
-2, --altscaffold=STRING
File with alt scaffold info, listing alternate scaffolds, one per line, tab-delimited, with the
following fields: (1) alt_scaf_acc, (2) parent_name, (3) orientation, (4) alt_scaf_start, (5)
alt_scaf_stop, (6) parent_start, (7) parent_end.
-e, --nmessages=INT
Maximum number of messages (warnings, contig reports) to report (default 50)
--build-sarray=INT
Whether to build suffix array: 0=no, 1=yes (default)
Obsolete options:
-T STRING
Temporary build directory (may need to specify if you run out of space in your current directory)
This is no longer necessary, since gmap_build now builds directly in the destination (or -D)
directory.
Other tools of GMAP suite are located in /usr/lib/gmap