Unexpected messy output from fastq_info when checking FASTQ format

[mysolid23]

Hi, I am using fastq_info to check the format of my FASTQ file, but the output appears messy and difficult to read. Here is the command I ran: fastq_info SRR11498068_1.fastq.gz. However, the output contains a lot of unwanted information, making it hard to interpret. While I know that I can suppress the output using: 'fastq_info SRR11498068_1.fastq.gz >& /dev/null' his approach prevents me from seeing any potential error messages if the command fails.
Could you consider improving the output format of fastq_info to make it cleaner and easier to interpret?

[nunofonseca]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay in the reply.

Did you try running as follows?

fastq_info SRR11498068_1.fastq.gz > /dev/null

Note that I have the impression that the semantics of '>&' is different from '&>'.

Cheers,
Nuno