Diamond taxonomy labeling functionality (-f 102 argument) is missing from "diamond help" text in v2.1.4.158

[h836472]

Dear Diamond Team,

I am writing to call attention on feature of diamond that seems to be missing from argument documentation. In version v2.1.4.158, the "diamond help" response does not include any information about formatting option "-f 102" even though it is a very useful feature of the program.

The lack of the parameter description has caused us some confusion during an on-going revision of one of our manuscripts. One of the referees recommended Diamond as an option for taxonomic labeling of sequences but based on the help message that did not look like a viable option at all. Later, a web search revealed that the suggestion is absolutely valid and I could even find some hints regarding commands for taxonomy-aware database generation and search parameters.

Here, I am writing to ask for the inclusion of a short explanation on "-f 102" argument in the official help message / documentation.

Thank you!

[bbuchfink]

Will be fixed, thanks.

[h836472]

Dear Benjamin,

Thank you for the prompt reply and for scheduling the issue for fixing.