====== STAR ======

**STAR** is a software module available on **Comet**.

===== STAR overview =====

To access **STAR** on Comet, run ''module load STAR''. This will load the //default// version of **STAR**.

An overview of the module information is shown below (''module -r spider ^STAR$''):

<code lang=text>
  STAR: STAR/2.7.11b-GCC-13.2.0
    Description:
      STAR aligns RNA-seq reads to a reference genome using uncompressed suffix arrays.

     Other possible modules matches:
        STAR-CCM+

    This module can be loaded directly: module load STAR/2.7.11b-GCC-13.2.0

    Help:
      
      Description
      ===========
      STAR aligns RNA-seq reads to a reference genome using uncompressed suffix arrays.
      
      More information
      ================
       - Homepage: https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR
      

  To find other possible module matches execute:

      $ module -r spider '.*STAR.*'
</code>

If there are multiple versions of **STAR** listed, then you can load a //specific// version as follows:
<code lang=bash>
$ module load STAR/version_string
</code>

You can find the most //up to date information// whilst logged on to Comet by running ''module -r spider ^STAR$''.

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===== STAR Help =====

The module **STAR** has the following embedded help text (''module help STAR''):

<code lang=text>Description
===========
STAR aligns RNA-seq reads to a reference genome using uncompressed suffix arrays.

More information
================
 - Homepage: https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR

</code>

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===== STAR Dependencies =====

The //default// version of the module **STAR** has the following dependencies:

   * GCC/13.2.0
   * HTSlib/1.19.1-GCC-13.2.0
   * zlib/1.2.13-GCCcore-13.2.0

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