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Converts FASTQ to FASTA
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fastq2fasta.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Usage: fastq2fasta.sh < in.fastq > out.fasta
# Taken from http://stackoverflow.com/a/10359425/1413849 and happens to
# be able to convert 10 millions reads in 14 seconds!!
# The fastest converter I've seen!
sed -n '1~4s/^@/>/p;2~4p'
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