README.md

# LFastqC - Fastq files compressor


## Requirements:
- Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit and 8 GB of RAM.

To compress:

```
./compress fastq_file.fastq  
```

Output:

```
fastq_file.LFastqC
``` 


## To decompress:

```
./decompress fastq_file.LFastqC 
```


Output:

```
fastq_file_fastq
``` 



## MFCompress and Lpaq8

We provided a precompiled version for both compressors for Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit, no further action needed beside chmod MFCompressC, MFCompressD, and lpaq8.

## Contact

```
Sultan AlYami
sultan.al_yami@uconn.edu 
```