Where exactly did you read that? It is certainly not true for the version I have (v3.14.0). The only major difference in --meta
mode is that --careful
is not supported. See the input options below.
Input data:
--12 <filename> file with interlaced forward and reverse paired-end reads
-1 <filename> file with forward paired-end reads
-2 <filename> file with reverse paired-end reads
-s <filename> file with unpaired reads
--merged <filename> file with merged forward and reverse paired-end reads
--pe-12 <#> <filename> file with interlaced reads for paired-end library number <#>.
Older deprecated syntax is -pe<#>-12 <filename>
--pe-1 <#> <filename> file with forward reads for paired-end library number <#>.
Older deprecated syntax is -pe<#>-1 <filename>
--pe-2 <#> <filename> file with reverse reads for paired-end library number <#>.
Older deprecated syntax is -pe<#>-2 <filename>
--pe-s <#> <filename> file with unpaired reads for paired-end library number <#>.
Older deprecated syntax is -pe<#>-s <filename>
--pe-m <#> <filename> file with merged reads for paired-end library number <#>.
Older deprecated syntax is -pe<#>-m <filename>
--pe-or <#> <or> orientation of reads for paired-end library number <#>
(<or> = fr, rf, ff).
Older deprecated syntax is -pe<#>-<or>
--s <#> <filename> file with unpaired reads for single reads library number <#>.
Older deprecated syntax is --s<#> <filename>
--pacbio <filename> file with PacBio reads
--nanopore <filename> file with Nanopore reads
--tslr <filename> file with TSLR-contigs