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STAR --runThreadN [threads] \ --runMode genomeGenerate \ --genomeDir /path/to/index/ \ --genomeFastaFiles /path/to/genome.fasta \ --sjdbGTFfile /path/to/annotation.gtf Use code with caution. 3. Run Alignment and Generate Report
Use the following command to download the static binary, which is the easiest to use as it has no external library dependencies: wget https://github.com chmod +x STAR Use code with caution. Download STAR bin
Download the latest release from and uncompress it. # Get latest STAR source from releases wget https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR/ STAR manual 2.7.0a Download the latest release from and uncompress it
Visit the STAR GitHub Releases page to download pre-compiled binaries for Linux or macOS. Reads that map to more than one location
High percentages (usually >70%) indicate high-quality data and successful alignment.
Reads that map to more than one location.
If you use Anaconda or Miniconda, you can install it through the Bioconda channel : conda install -c bioconda star Use code with caution. 2. Generate a Genome Index