### CreateSequenceDictionary

Usage: net.sf.picard.sam.CreateSequenceDictionary [options]

Read fasta or fasta.gz containing reference sequences, and write as a SAM or BAM file with only sequence dictionary.

Option | Description
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REFERENCE=File | Input reference fasta or fasta.gz Required.
OUTPUT=File | Output SAM or BAM file containing only the sequence dictionary Required.
GENOME_ASSEMBLY=String | Put into AS field of sequence dictionary entry if supplied Default value: null.
URI=String | Put into UR field of sequence dictionary entry. If not supplied, input reference file is used Default value: null.
SPECIES=String | Put into SP field of sequence dictionary entry Default value: null.
TRUNCATE_NAMES_AT_WHITESPACE=Boolean | Make sequence name the first word from the > line in the fasta file. By default the entire contents of the > line is used, excluding leading and trailing whitespace. Default value: true. This option can be set to 'null' to clear the default value. Possible values: {true, false}
NUM_SEQUENCES=Integer | Stop after writing this many sequences. For testing. Default value: 2147483647. This option can be set to 'null' to clear the default value.