# cutadapt

## Summary

+ **Module Name:** cutadapt
+ **Support Level:** Primary Support
+ **Software Access Level:** Open Access
+ **Home Page:** [http://cutadapt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide.html](http://cutadapt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide.html)

## Software Description

Cutadapt removes adapter sequences from high-throughput sequencing data.
This is usually necessary when the read length of the sequencing machine
is longer than the molecule that is sequenced, for example when
sequencing microRNAs.
## General Linux

To load this module for use in a Linux environment, you can run the command:

	module load cutadapt

Depending on where you are working, there may be more than one version of cutadapt available.
To see which modules are available for loading you can run:

	module avail cutadapt