= mash(1)

== NAME

mash - fast genome and metagenome distance estimation using MinHash

## SYNOPSIS

*mash* <command> [options] [arguments ...]

## DESCRIPTION

*mash* is the main executable for the **Mash** software. The actual
functionality is provided by the subtools ('commands'):

### Commands

*bounds*::
  Print a table of Mash error bounds.

*dist*::
  Estimate the distance of query sequences to references.

*info*::
  Display information about sketch files.

*paste*::
  Create a single sketch file from multiple sketch files.

*screen*::
  Determine whether query sequences are within a larger pool of sequences.

*sketch*::
  Create sketches (reduced representations for fast operations).

## SEE ALSO

mash-dist(1), mash-info(1), mash-paste(1), mash-screen(1), mash-sketch(1)
