unique reads

[vishwesh]

Hi,
I need to count the number of unique reads after the adapter sequence is removed from the reads by cutadapt.
Can some help me get the unique reads count..

Thanks
Vishwesh

[rhinoceros]

Assuming your file is in a format which states how many sequences it contains in the first line:

head -n1 youDidNotEvenSpecifyFileFormatInYourQuestion