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1Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium, Building 76 Monash University Clayton, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. torsten.seemann@monash.edu.
Gigascience
|November 15, 2013
Abstract:
Bioinformatics software varies greatly in quality. In terms of usability, the command line interface is the first experience a user will have of a tool. Unfortunately, this is often also the last time a tool will be used. Here I present ten recommendations for command line software author's tools to follow, which I believe would greatly improve the uptake and usability of their products, waste less user's time, and improve the quality of scientific analyses.

