Hi Robert, This function is not wrapped into a tool yet by the dev team. I checked the Tool Shed as well and didn't see it there. But there is another option to get to the same result. The tool "Text Manipulation -> Select random lines from a file" can be used with a SAM file. Don't not use the tool on a BAM file. Hopefully this helps! Jen Galaxy team On 10/1/13 12:13 PM, Robert Jackman wrote:

Hi, Can anyone tell me if the ability to randomly sample a sam or bam file (view -s) is available via Galaxy samtools? I can't find it but it might be an option that I am missing. sincerely, Robert Jackman raiseal@gmail.com rjackman@bu.edu ___________________________________________________________ The Galaxy User list should be used for the discussion of Galaxy analysis and other features on the public server at usegalaxy.org. Please keep all replies on the list by using "reply all" in your mail client. For discussion of local Galaxy instances and the Galaxy source code, please use the Galaxy Development list:

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