From 619bcf789934a0d6bbbc3bae422cd6886b7763ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "C. Titus Brown" Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 07:30:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] fix sig merge docs too --- doc/command-line.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/command-line.md b/doc/command-line.md index a6f656ca61..bf7572bb50 100644 --- a/doc/command-line.md +++ b/doc/command-line.md @@ -1479,6 +1479,11 @@ then the merged signature will have the sum of all abundances across the individual signatures. The `--flatten` flag will override this behavior and allow merging of mixtures by removing all abundances. +`sig merge` can only merge compatible sketches - if there are multiple +k-mer sizes or molecule types present in any of the signature files, +you will need to choose one k-mer size with `-k/--ksize`, and/or one +moltype with `--dna/--protein/--hp/--dayhoff`. + Note: `merge` only creates one output file, with one signature in it. ### `sourmash signature rename` - rename a signature