Cut Adapter Element

Removes adapter sequences.

Element type: CutAdaptFastq

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefault valueParameter in Workflow FileType
Output directorySelect an output directory. “Custom” – specify the output directory in the ‘Custom directory’ parameter. “Workflow” – internal workflow directory. “Input file” – the directory of the input file.Input fileout-modestring
Output file nameThe name of an output file. If a default or empty value is provided, the output name is the name of the first file with an additional extension.out-namestring
FASTA file with 3’ adaptersA FASTA file with one or more sequences of adapters that were ligated to the 3’ end. The adapter itself and anything that follows is trimmed. If the adapter sequence ends with the $ character, it is anchored to the end of the read and only found if it is a suffix of the read.adapters-urlstring
FASTA file with 5’ adaptersA FASTA file with one or more sequences of adapters that were ligated to the 5’ end. If the adapter sequence starts with the character ^, it is anchored. Anchored adapters must appear in their entirety at the 5’ end of the read (as a prefix). Otherwise, they may be partially or fully trimmed.front-urlstring
FASTA file with 5’ and 3’ adaptersA FASTA file with one or more sequences of adapters that were ligated to the 5’ end or 3’ end.anywhere-urlstring

Input/Output Ports

Port Name (GUI)Workflow File NameSlots
Input Filein-fileSource URLurl (string)
Output Fileout-fileSource URLurl (string)