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Fastq Collect Specifications

Process Details

  • Name: fastq_collect
  • Process UUID: f931vxvdypd5wk99fnctmohx2k83f6
  • Process Group: Pre_Processing

Overview

This process collects and organizes FASTQ files into a unified directory structure. It serves as a preprocessing step to consolidate sequencing read files from various sources into a standardized location for downstream analysis workflows.

This process is implemented in Bash.

Key Functionality

  • File Collection: Gathers FASTQ files from input locations
  • Directory Organization: Creates a standardized directory structure for consolidated storage
  • File Movement: Relocates FASTQ files to the organized directory structure

Input/Output Specification

Inputs

Required Inputs

  • Reads
    • Description: FASTQ files containing sequencing reads to be collected and organized
    • Format: FASTQ

Outputs

  • Fastq
    • Description: Collected FASTQ files organized in a unified directory structure
    • Format: FASTQ

References & Resources

  • Tool Documentation: This process uses standard Bash commands for file organization