Re: [Samtools-help] samtools view -F/-f multiple times

[Dario B. <dar...@gm...>]

>
> It is intentional, but I don't think it is documented anywhere.
>
> The field is a bit field, and documented as such, so 144 is considered
> as 128 OR 16 rather than 128+16.  This in turn means -F 128 -F 16 -F
> 16 or -F 144 -F 16 will still be 144 and not 160, so there is some
> built in safety there.
>
>
Hi James- Thank you very much for the explanation. Would it be better to
add a line in the docs stating that -F/-f can be repeated multiple times
and behave the way you explained?

Dario