github samtools/samtools 1.4.1

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7 years ago

This is primarily a security bug fix update.

  • Added options to fastq to create fastq files from BC (or other)
    tags.

  • Samtools view has gained a -G option to exclude on all bits
    set. For example to discard reads where neither end has been
    mapped use "-G 12".

  • Samtools cat has a -b option to ease concatenation of many
    files.

  • Added misc/samtools_tab_completion for bash auto-completion of
    samtools sub-commands. (#560)

  • Samtools tview now has J and K keys for verticale movement by 20
    lines. (#257)

  • Various compilation / portability improvements.

  • Fixed issue with more than 65536 CIGAR operations and SAM/CRAM files.
    (#667)


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