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@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@ vector<string> MakeContigsCommand::setParameters(){
         CommandParameter prfastq("rfastq", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "fastqGroup","fasta-qfile",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(prfastq);
         CommandParameter pfasta("ffasta", "InputTypes", "", "", "FastaFastqFile", "FastaFastqFile", "fastaGroup","fasta",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pfasta);
         CommandParameter prfasta("rfasta", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "none","fastaGroup",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(prfasta);
-        CommandParameter pfqual("fqfile", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "qfileGroup","qfile",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pfqual);
-        CommandParameter prqual("rqfile", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "qfileGroup","qfile",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(prqual);
+        CommandParameter pfqual("fqfile", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "qfileGroup","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pfqual);
+        CommandParameter prqual("rqfile", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "qfileGroup","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(prqual);
         CommandParameter pfile("file", "InputTypes", "", "", "FastaFastqFile", "FastaFastqFile", "none","fasta-qfile",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pfile);
         CommandParameter poligos("oligos", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "none","group",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(poligos);
                CommandParameter ppdiffs("pdiffs", "Number", "", "0", "", "", "","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(ppdiffs);
                CommandParameter pbdiffs("bdiffs", "Number", "", "0", "", "", "","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pbdiffs);
-//        CommandParameter pldiffs("ldiffs", "Number", "", "0", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(pldiffs);
-//             CommandParameter psdiffs("sdiffs", "Number", "", "0", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(psdiffs);
         CommandParameter ptdiffs("tdiffs", "Number", "", "0", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(ptdiffs);
 
         CommandParameter palign("align", "Multiple", "needleman-gotoh", "needleman", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(palign);
         CommandParameter pallfiles("allfiles", "Boolean", "", "F", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pallfiles);
+        CommandParameter ptrimoverlap("trimoverlap", "Boolean", "", "F", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(ptrimoverlap);
                CommandParameter pmatch("match", "Number", "", "1.0", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pmatch);
                CommandParameter pmismatch("mismatch", "Number", "", "-1.0", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pmismatch);
                CommandParameter pgapopen("gapopen", "Number", "", "-2.0", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pgapopen);
                CommandParameter pgapextend("gapextend", "Number", "", "-1.0", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pgapextend);
-        CommandParameter pthreshold("threshold", "Number", "", "40", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pthreshold);
+        CommandParameter pthreshold("insert", "Number", "", "20", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pthreshold);
+        CommandParameter pdeltaq("deltaq", "Number", "", "6", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pdeltaq);
                CommandParameter pprocessors("processors", "Number", "", "1", "", "", "","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pprocessors);
-        CommandParameter pformat("format", "Multiple", "sanger-illumina-solexa", "sanger", "", "", "","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pformat);
+        CommandParameter pformat("format", "Multiple", "sanger-illumina-solexa-illumina1.8+", "illumina1.8+", "", "", "","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pformat);
                CommandParameter pinputdir("inputdir", "String", "", "", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pinputdir);
                CommandParameter poutputdir("outputdir", "String", "", "", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(poutputdir);
                
@@ -52,26 +52,29 @@ string MakeContigsCommand::getHelpString(){
                string helpString = "";
                helpString += "The make.contigs command reads a file, forward fastq file and a reverse fastq file or forward fasta and reverse fasta files and outputs new fasta.  It will also provide new quality files if the fastq or file parameter is used.\n";
         helpString += "If an oligos file is provided barcodes and primers will be trimmed, and a group file will be created.\n";
-               helpString += "The make.contigs command parameters are ffastq, rfastq, oligos, format, tdiffs, bdiffs, ldiffs, sdiffs, pdiffs, align, match, mismatch, gapopen, gapextend, allfiles and processors.\n";
+               helpString += "The make.contigs command parameters are file, ffastq, rfastq, ffasta, rfasta, fqfile, rqfile, oligos, format, tdiffs, bdiffs, pdiffs, align, match, mismatch, gapopen, gapextend, insert, deltaq, allfiles and processors.\n";
                helpString += "The ffastq and rfastq, file, or ffasta and rfasta parameters are required.\n";
-        helpString += "The file parameter is 2 column file containing the forward fastq files in the first column and their matching reverse fastq files in the second column.  Mothur will process each pair and create a combined fasta and qual file with all the sequences.\n";
+        helpString += "The file parameter is 2 or 3 column file containing the forward fastq files in the first column and their matching reverse fastq files in the second column, or a groupName then forward fastq file and reverse fastq file.  Mothur will process each pair and create a combined fasta and report file with all the sequences.\n";
         helpString += "The ffastq and rfastq parameters are used to provide a forward fastq and reverse fastq file to process.  If you provide one, you must provide the other.\n";
         helpString += "The ffasta and rfasta parameters are used to provide a forward fasta and reverse fasta file to process.  If you provide one, you must provide the other.\n";
         helpString += "The fqfile and rqfile parameters are used to provide a forward quality and reverse quality files to process with the ffasta and rfasta parameters.  If you provide one, you must provide the other.\n";
-               helpString += "The format parameter is used to indicate whether your sequences are sanger, solexa or illumina, default=sanger.\n";
+               helpString += "The format parameter is used to indicate whether your sequences are sanger, solexa, illumina1.8+ or illumina, default=illumina1.8+.\n";
         helpString += "The align parameter allows you to specify the alignment method to use.  Your options are: gotoh and needleman. The default is needleman.\n";
         helpString += "The tdiffs parameter is used to specify the total number of differences allowed in the sequence. The default is pdiffs + bdiffs + sdiffs + ldiffs.\n";
                helpString += "The bdiffs parameter is used to specify the number of differences allowed in the barcode. The default is 0.\n";
                helpString += "The pdiffs parameter is used to specify the number of differences allowed in the primer. The default is 0.\n";
-        helpString += "The ldiffs parameter is used to specify the number of differences allowed in the linker. The default is 0.\n";
-               helpString += "The sdiffs parameter is used to specify the number of differences allowed in the spacer. The default is 0.\n";
+        //helpString += "The ldiffs parameter is used to specify the number of differences allowed in the linker. The default is 0.\n";
+               //helpString += "The sdiffs parameter is used to specify the number of differences allowed in the spacer. The default is 0.\n";
                helpString += "The match parameter allows you to specify the bonus for having the same base. The default is 1.0.\n";
                helpString += "The mistmatch parameter allows you to specify the penalty for having different bases.  The default is -1.0.\n";
+        helpString += "The deltaq parameter allows you to specify the delta allowed between quality scores of a mismatched base.  For example in the overlap, if deltaq=5 and in the alignment seqA, pos 200 has a quality score of 30 and the same position in seqB has a quality score of 20, you take the base from seqA (30-20 >= 5).  If the quality score in seqB is 28 then the base in the consensus will be an N (30-28<5) The default is 6.\n";
                helpString += "The gapopen parameter allows you to specify the penalty for opening a gap in an alignment. The default is -2.0.\n";
                helpString += "The gapextend parameter allows you to specify the penalty for extending a gap in an alignment.  The default is -1.0.\n";
-        helpString += "The threshold parameter allows you to set a quality scores threshold. In the case where we are trying to decide whether to keep a base or remove it because the base is compared to a gap in the other fragment, if the base has a quality score below the threshold we eliminate it. Default=40.\n";
+        helpString += "The insert parameter allows you to set a quality scores threshold. In the case where we are trying to decide whether to keep a base or remove it because the base is compared to a gap in the other fragment, if the base has a quality score equal to or below the threshold we eliminate it. Default=20.\n";
         helpString += "The processors parameter allows you to specify how many processors you would like to use.  The default is 1. \n";
         helpString += "The allfiles parameter will create separate group and fasta file for each grouping. The default is F.\n";
+
+        helpString += "The trimoverlap parameter allows you to trim the sequences to only the overlapping section. The default is F.\n";
         helpString += "The make.contigs command should be in the following format: \n";
                helpString += "make.contigs(ffastq=yourForwardFastqFile, rfastq=yourReverseFastqFile, align=yourAlignmentMethod) \n";
                helpString += "Note: No spaces between parameter labels (i.e. ffastq), '=' and parameters (i.e.yourForwardFastqFile).\n";
@@ -88,9 +91,8 @@ string MakeContigsCommand::getOutputPattern(string type) {
         string pattern = "";
         
         if (type == "fasta") {  pattern = "[filename],[tag],contigs.fasta"; } 
-        else if (type == "qfile") {  pattern = "[filename],[tag],contigs.qual"; } 
         else if (type == "group") {  pattern = "[filename],[tag],contigs.groups"; }
-        else if (type == "mismatch") {  pattern = "[filename],[tag],contigs.mismatch"; }
+        else if (type == "report") {  pattern = "[filename],[tag],contigs.report"; }
         else { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: No definition for type " + type + " output pattern.\n"); m->control_pressed = true;  }
         
         return pattern;
@@ -107,10 +109,9 @@ MakeContigsCommand::MakeContigsCommand(){
                setParameters();
                vector<string> tempOutNames;
                outputTypes["fasta"] = tempOutNames;
-               outputTypes["qfile"] = tempOutNames;
         outputTypes["group"] = tempOutNames;
-        outputTypes["mismatch"] = tempOutNames;
-       }
+        outputTypes["report"] = tempOutNames;
+    }
        catch(exception& e) {
                m->errorOut(e, "MakeContigsCommand", "MakeContigsCommand");
                exit(1);
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ MakeContigsCommand::MakeContigsCommand(){
 //**********************************************************************************************************************
 MakeContigsCommand::MakeContigsCommand(string option)  {
        try {
-               abort = false; calledHelp = false;   
+               abort = false; calledHelp = false;
+        createFileGroup = false; createOligosGroup = false;
         
                //allow user to run help
                if(option == "help") { help(); abort = true; calledHelp = true; }
@@ -142,8 +144,7 @@ MakeContigsCommand::MakeContigsCommand(string option)  {
                        //initialize outputTypes
                        vector<string> tempOutNames;
                        outputTypes["fasta"] = tempOutNames;
-                       outputTypes["qfile"] = tempOutNames;
-            outputTypes["mismatch"] = tempOutNames;
+            outputTypes["report"] = tempOutNames;
             outputTypes["group"] = tempOutNames;
                        
             
@@ -287,10 +288,13 @@ MakeContigsCommand::MakeContigsCommand(string option)  {
                        m->mothurConvert(temp, gapExtend); 
             if (gapExtend > 0) { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: gapextend must be negative.\n"); abort=true; }
                        
-            temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "threshold", false);   if (temp == "not found"){       temp = "40";                    }
-                       m->mothurConvert(temp, threshold); 
-            if ((threshold < 0) || (threshold > 40)) { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: threshold must be between 0 and 40.\n"); abort=true; }
+            temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "insert", false);      if (temp == "not found"){       temp = "20";                    }
+                       m->mothurConvert(temp, insert); 
+            if ((insert < 0) || (insert > 40)) { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: insert must be between 0 and 40.\n"); abort=true; }
 
+            temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "deltaq", false);      if (temp == "not found"){       temp = "6";                     }
+                       m->mothurConvert(temp, deltaq);
+            
                        temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "processors", false);       if (temp == "not found"){       temp = m->getProcessors();      }
                        m->setProcessors(temp);
                        m->mothurConvert(temp, processors);
@@ -316,14 +320,18 @@ MakeContigsCommand::MakeContigsCommand(string option)  {
 
             temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "allfiles", false);            if (temp == "not found") { temp = "F"; }
                        allFiles = m->isTrue(temp);
+            
+            
+            temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "trimoverlap", false);         if (temp == "not found") { temp = "F"; }
+                       trimOverlap = m->isTrue(temp);
                        
                        align = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "align", false);           if (align == "not found"){      align = "needleman";    }
                        if ((align != "needleman") && (align != "gotoh")) { m->mothurOut(align + " is not a valid alignment method. Options are needleman or gotoh. I will use needleman."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); align = "needleman"; }
             
-            format = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "format", false);            if (format == "not found"){     format = "sanger";      }
+            format = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "format", false);            if (format == "not found"){     format = "illumina1.8+";        }
             
-            if ((format != "sanger") && (format != "illumina") && (format != "solexa"))  { 
-                               m->mothurOut(format + " is not a valid format. Your format choices are sanger, solexa and illumina, aborting." ); m->mothurOutEndLine();
+            if ((format != "sanger") && (format != "illumina") && (format != "illumina1.8+") && (format != "solexa"))  { 
+                               m->mothurOut(format + " is not a valid format. Your format choices are sanger, solexa, illumina1.8+ and illumina, aborting." ); m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                abort=true;
                        }
             
@@ -365,67 +373,55 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::execute(){
         string compositeGroupFile = getOutputFileName("group",cvars);
         cvars["[tag]"] = "trim";
         string compositeFastaFile = getOutputFileName("fasta",cvars);
-        string compositeQualFile = getOutputFileName("qfile",cvars);
         cvars["[tag]"] = "scrap";
         string compositeScrapFastaFile = getOutputFileName("fasta",cvars);
-        string compositeScrapQualFile = getOutputFileName("qfile",cvars);
         cvars["[tag]"] = "";
-        string compositeMisMatchFile = getOutputFileName("mismatch",cvars);
+        string compositeMisMatchFile = getOutputFileName("report",cvars);
         
         if (filesToProcess.size() > 1) { //clear files for append below
             ofstream outCTFasta, outCTQual, outCSFasta, outCSQual, outCMisMatch;
             m->openOutputFile(compositeFastaFile, outCTFasta); outCTFasta.close();
             m->openOutputFile(compositeScrapFastaFile, outCSFasta); outCSFasta.close();
             m->openOutputFile(compositeMisMatchFile, outCMisMatch); outCMisMatch.close();
-            m->openOutputFile(compositeQualFile, outCTQual); outCTQual.close();
-            m->openOutputFile(compositeScrapQualFile, outCSQual); outCSQual.close();
             outputNames.push_back(compositeFastaFile); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(compositeFastaFile);
-            outputNames.push_back(compositeQualFile); outputTypes["qfile"].push_back(compositeQualFile);
-            outputNames.push_back(compositeMisMatchFile); outputTypes["mismatch"].push_back(compositeMisMatchFile);
+            outputNames.push_back(compositeMisMatchFile); outputTypes["report"].push_back(compositeMisMatchFile);
             outputNames.push_back(compositeScrapFastaFile); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(compositeScrapFastaFile);
-            outputNames.push_back(compositeScrapQualFile); outputTypes["qfile"].push_back(compositeScrapQualFile);
         }
         
+        map<string, int> totalGroupCounts;
+        
         for (int l = 0; l < filesToProcess.size(); l++) {
             
             m->mothurOut("\n>>>>>\tProcessing " + filesToProcess[l][0][0] + " (file " + toString(l+1) + " of " + toString(filesToProcess.size()) + ")\t<<<<<\n");
             
+            groupCounts.clear();
+            groupMap.clear();
             vector<vector<string> > fastaFileNames;
-            vector<vector<string> > qualFileNames;
-            createGroup = false;
+            createOligosGroup = false;
             string outputGroupFileName;
             map<string, string> variables; 
             string thisOutputDir = outputDir;
             if (outputDir == "") {  thisOutputDir = m->hasPath(filesToProcess[l][0][0]); }
             variables["[filename]"] = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(filesToProcess[l][0][0]));
             variables["[tag]"] = "";
-            if(oligosfile != ""){
-                createGroup = getOligos(fastaFileNames, qualFileNames, variables["[filename]"]);
-                if (createGroup) { 
-                    outputGroupFileName = getOutputFileName("group",variables);
-                    outputNames.push_back(outputGroupFileName); outputTypes["group"].push_back(outputGroupFileName);
-                }
+            if(oligosfile != ""){  createOligosGroup = getOligos(fastaFileNames, variables["[filename]"]);  }
+            if (createOligosGroup || createFileGroup) {
+                outputGroupFileName = getOutputFileName("group",variables);
             }
             
+            //give group in file file precedence
+            if (createFileGroup) {  createOligosGroup = false; }
+            
             variables["[tag]"] = "trim";
             string outFastaFile = getOutputFileName("fasta",variables);
-            string outQualFile = getOutputFileName("qfile",variables);
             variables["[tag]"] = "scrap";
             string outScrapFastaFile = getOutputFileName("fasta",variables);
-            string outScrapQualFile = getOutputFileName("qfile",variables);
             variables["[tag]"] = "";
-            string outMisMatchFile = getOutputFileName("mismatch",variables);
-            outputNames.push_back(outFastaFile); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(outFastaFile);
-            outputNames.push_back(outScrapFastaFile); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(outScrapFastaFile);
-            if (filesToProcess[l][0][1] != "") {
-                outputNames.push_back(outQualFile); outputTypes["qfile"].push_back(outQualFile);
-                outputNames.push_back(outScrapQualFile); outputTypes["qfile"].push_back(outScrapQualFile);
-            }
-            outputNames.push_back(outMisMatchFile); outputTypes["mismatch"].push_back(outMisMatchFile);
-            
+            string outMisMatchFile = getOutputFileName("report",variables);
+                        
             m->mothurOut("Making contigs...\n"); 
-            createProcesses(filesToProcess[l], outFastaFile, outQualFile, outScrapFastaFile, outScrapQualFile, outMisMatchFile, fastaFileNames, qualFileNames);
-            m->mothurOut("Done.\n");
+            createProcesses(filesToProcess[l], outFastaFile, outScrapFastaFile, outMisMatchFile, fastaFileNames, l);
+             m->mothurOut("Here...\n"); 
             
             //remove temp fasta and qual files
             for (int i = 0; i < processors; i++) { for(int j = 0; j < filesToProcess[l][i].size(); j++) { m->mothurRemove(filesToProcess[l][i][j]); }  }
@@ -443,11 +439,6 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::execute(){
                                 if(m->isBlank(fastaFileNames[i][j])){
                                     m->mothurRemove(fastaFileNames[i][j]);
                                     namesToRemove.insert(fastaFileNames[i][j]);
-                                    
-                                    if (filesToProcess[l][0][1] != "") {
-                                        m->mothurRemove(qualFileNames[i][j]);
-                                        namesToRemove.insert(qualFileNames[i][j]);
-                                    }
                                 }else{ 
                                     it = uniqueFastaNames.find(fastaFileNames[i][j]);
                                     if (it == uniqueFastaNames.end()) {        
@@ -470,21 +461,21 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::execute(){
                     
                     ofstream out;
                     string thisGroupName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(it->first));
-                    thisGroupName += getOutputFileName("group",variables); outputNames.push_back(thisGroupName); outputTypes["group"].push_back(thisGroupName); 
+                    thisGroupName += getOutputFileName("group",variables); outputNames.push_back(thisGroupName); outputTypes["group"].push_back(thisGroupName);
                     m->openOutputFile(thisGroupName, out);
                     
                     while (!in.eof()){
                         if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
                         
                         Sequence currSeq(in); m->gobble(in);
-                        out << currSeq.getName() << '\t' << it->second << endl;  
+                        out << currSeq.getName() << '\t' << it->second << endl;
                     }
-                    in.close();
                     out.close();
+                    in.close();
                 }
             }
             
-            if (createGroup) {
+            if (createFileGroup || createOligosGroup) {
                 ofstream outGroup;
                 m->openOutputFile(outputGroupFileName, outGroup);
                 for (map<string, string>::iterator itGroup = groupMap.begin(); itGroup != groupMap.end(); itGroup++) {
@@ -494,21 +485,47 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::execute(){
             }
             
             if (filesToProcess.size() > 1) { //merge into large combo files
-                if (createGroup) {  
-                    if (l == 0) { 
+                if (createFileGroup || createOligosGroup) {
+                    if (l == 0) {
                         ofstream outCGroup;
                         m->openOutputFile(compositeGroupFile, outCGroup); outCGroup.close();
                         outputNames.push_back(compositeGroupFile); outputTypes["group"].push_back(compositeGroupFile);
                     }
-                    m->appendFiles(outputGroupFileName, compositeGroupFile);  
+                    m->appendFiles(outputGroupFileName, compositeGroupFile);
+                    if (!allFiles) { m->mothurRemove(outputGroupFileName);  }
+                    else { outputNames.push_back(outputGroupFileName); outputTypes["group"].push_back(outputGroupFileName); }
+                    
+                    for (map<string, int>::iterator itGroups = groupCounts.begin(); itGroups != groupCounts.end(); itGroups++) {
+                        map<string, int>::iterator itTemp = totalGroupCounts.find(itGroups->first);
+                        if (itTemp == totalGroupCounts.end()) { totalGroupCounts[itGroups->first] = itGroups->second; } //new group create it in totalGroups
+                        else { itTemp->second += itGroups->second; } //existing group, update total
+                    }
                 }
-                m->appendFiles(outMisMatchFile, compositeMisMatchFile);
+                if (l == 0) {  m->appendFiles(outMisMatchFile, compositeMisMatchFile);  }
+                else {  m->appendFilesWithoutHeaders(outMisMatchFile, compositeMisMatchFile);  }
                 m->appendFiles(outFastaFile, compositeFastaFile);
-                m->appendFiles(outQualFile, compositeQualFile);
                 m->appendFiles(outScrapFastaFile, compositeScrapFastaFile);
-                m->appendFiles(outScrapQualFile, compositeScrapQualFile);
+                if (!allFiles) {
+                    m->mothurRemove(outMisMatchFile);
+                    m->mothurRemove(outFastaFile);
+                    m->mothurRemove(outScrapFastaFile);
+                }else {
+                    outputNames.push_back(outFastaFile); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(outFastaFile);
+                    outputNames.push_back(outScrapFastaFile); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(outScrapFastaFile);
+                    outputNames.push_back(outMisMatchFile); outputTypes["report"].push_back(outMisMatchFile);
+                }
+            }else {
+                totalGroupCounts = groupCounts;
+                outputNames.push_back(outFastaFile); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(outFastaFile);
+                outputNames.push_back(outScrapFastaFile); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(outScrapFastaFile);
+                outputNames.push_back(outMisMatchFile); outputTypes["report"].push_back(outMisMatchFile);
+                if (createFileGroup || createOligosGroup) {
+                     outputNames.push_back(outputGroupFileName); outputTypes["group"].push_back(outputGroupFileName); 
+                }
             }
+            m->mothurOut("Done.\n");
         }
+        
         m->mothurOut("It took " + toString(time(NULL) - start) + " secs to process " + toString(numReads) + " sequences.\n");
         
         if (m->control_pressed) {      for (int i = 0; i < outputNames.size(); i++) {  m->mothurRemove(outputNames[i]); } return 0;    }
@@ -516,8 +533,8 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::execute(){
                //output group counts
                m->mothurOutEndLine();
                int total = 0;
-               if (groupCounts.size() != 0) {  m->mothurOut("Group count: \n");  }
-               for (map<string, int>::iterator it = groupCounts.begin(); it != groupCounts.end(); it++) {
+               if (totalGroupCounts.size() != 0) {  m->mothurOut("Group count: \n");  }
+               for (map<string, int>::iterator it = totalGroupCounts.begin(); it != totalGroupCounts.end(); it++) {
             total += it->second; m->mothurOut(it->first + "\t" + toString(it->second)); m->mothurOutEndLine(); 
                }
                if (total != 0) { m->mothurOut("Total of all groups is " + toString(total)); m->mothurOutEndLine(); }
@@ -530,12 +547,6 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::execute(){
                        if ((itTypes->second).size() != 0) { currentFasta = (itTypes->second)[0]; m->setFastaFile(currentFasta); }
                }
         
-        string currentQual = "";
-               itTypes = outputTypes.find("qfile");
-               if (itTypes != outputTypes.end()) {
-                       if ((itTypes->second).size() != 0) { currentQual = (itTypes->second)[0]; m->setQualFile(currentQual); }
-               }
-        
         string currentGroup = "";
                itTypes = outputTypes.find("group");
                if (itTypes != outputTypes.end()) {
@@ -616,10 +627,14 @@ vector< vector< vector<string> > > MakeContigsCommand::preProcessData(unsigned l
        }
 }
 //**********************************************************************************************************************
-int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string outputFasta, string outputQual, string outputScrapFasta, string outputScrapQual, string outputMisMatches, vector<vector<string> > fastaFileNames, vector<vector<string> > qualFileNames) {
+int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string outputFasta, string outputScrapFasta, string outputMisMatches, vector<vector<string> > fastaFileNames, int index) {
        try {
                int num = 0;
                vector<int> processIDS;
+        string group = "";
+        map<int, string>::iterator it = file2Group.find(index);
+        if (it != file2Group.end()) { group = it->second; }
+        
 #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux) || (__linux__) || (__unix__) || (__unix)
                int process = 0;
                
@@ -632,7 +647,6 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
                                process++;
                        }else if (pid == 0){
                 vector<vector<string> > tempFASTAFileNames = fastaFileNames;
-                               vector<vector<string> > tempPrimerQualFileNames = qualFileNames;
                 
                                if(allFiles){
                                        ofstream temp;
@@ -642,31 +656,23 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
                                                        if (tempFASTAFileNames[i][j] != "") {
                                                                tempFASTAFileNames[i][j] += toString(getpid()) + ".temp";
                                                                m->openOutputFile(tempFASTAFileNames[i][j], temp);                      temp.close();
-                                
-                                if (files[processors-1][1] != "") {
-                                    tempPrimerQualFileNames[i][j] += toString(getpid()) + ".temp";
-                                    m->openOutputFile(tempPrimerQualFileNames[i][j], temp);            temp.close();
-                                }
                                                        }
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
-
+                
                                num = driver(files[process], 
                              outputFasta + toString(getpid()) + ".temp", 
-                             outputQual + toString(getpid()) + ".temp", 
                              outputScrapFasta + toString(getpid()) + ".temp", 
-                             outputScrapQual + toString(getpid()) + ".temp",
                              outputMisMatches + toString(getpid()) + ".temp",
-                             tempFASTAFileNames,
-                             tempPrimerQualFileNames);
+                             tempFASTAFileNames, process, group);
                                
                                //pass groupCounts to parent
                 ofstream out;
                 string tempFile = toString(getpid()) + ".num.temp";
                 m->openOutputFile(tempFile, out);
                 out << num << endl;
-                               if(createGroup){
+                               if (createFileGroup || createOligosGroup) {
                                        out << groupCounts.size() << endl;
                                        
                                        for (map<string, int>::iterator it = groupCounts.begin(); it != groupCounts.end(); it++) {
@@ -691,13 +697,9 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
         ofstream temp;
                m->openOutputFile(outputFasta, temp);           temp.close();
         m->openOutputFile(outputScrapFasta, temp);             temp.close();
-        if (files[processors-1][1] != "") {
-            m->openOutputFile(outputScrapQual, temp);          temp.close();
-            m->openOutputFile(outputQual, temp);       temp.close();
-        }
-        
+                
                //do my part
-               num = driver(files[processors-1], outputFasta, outputQual, outputScrapFasta, outputScrapQual, outputMisMatches, fastaFileNames, qualFileNames);
+               num = driver(files[processors-1], outputFasta, outputScrapFasta,  outputMisMatches, fastaFileNames, processors-1, group);
                
                //force parent to wait until all the processes are done
                for (int i=0;i<processIDS.size();i++) { 
@@ -712,7 +714,7 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
             int tempNum;
             in >> tempNum; num += tempNum; m->gobble(in);
             
-                       if(createGroup){
+                       if (createFileGroup || createOligosGroup) {
                                string group;
                                in >> tempNum; m->gobble(in);
                                
@@ -756,8 +758,7 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
                        string extension = "";
                        if (h != 0) { extension = toString(h) + ".temp"; processIDS.push_back(h); }
             vector<vector<string> > tempFASTAFileNames = fastaFileNames;
-            vector<vector<string> > tempPrimerQualFileNames = qualFileNames;
-            
+                        
             if(allFiles){
                 ofstream temp;
                 
@@ -766,25 +767,18 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
                         if (tempFASTAFileNames[i][j] != "") {
                             tempFASTAFileNames[i][j] += extension;
                             m->openOutputFile(tempFASTAFileNames[i][j], temp);                 temp.close();
-                            
-                            if (files[processors-1][1] != "") {
-                                tempPrimerQualFileNames[i][j] += extension;
-                                m->openOutputFile(tempPrimerQualFileNames[i][j], temp);                temp.close();
-                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
-
-                                 
-                       contigsData* tempcontig = new contigsData(files[h], (outputFasta + extension), (outputQual + extension), (outputScrapFasta + extension), (outputScrapQual + extension),(outputMisMatches + extension), align, m, match, misMatch, gapOpen, gapExtend, threshold, barcodes, primers, tempFASTAFileNames, tempPrimerQualFileNames, barcodeNameVector, primerNameVector, pdiffs, bdiffs, tdiffs, createGroup, allFiles, h);
+                                
+                       contigsData* tempcontig = new contigsData(group, files[h], (outputFasta + extension), (outputScrapFasta + extension), (outputMisMatches + extension), align, m, match, misMatch, gapOpen, gapExtend, insert, deltaq, barcodes, primers, tempFASTAFileNames, barcodeNameVector, primerNameVector, pdiffs, bdiffs, tdiffs, createOligosGroup, createFileGroup, allFiles, trimOverlap, h);
                        pDataArray.push_back(tempcontig);
             
                        hThreadArray[h] = CreateThread(NULL, 0, MyContigsThreadFunction, pDataArray[h], 0, &dwThreadIdArray[h]);   
                }
         
         vector<vector<string> > tempFASTAFileNames = fastaFileNames;
-        vector<vector<string> > tempPrimerQualFileNames = qualFileNames;
 
         if(allFiles){
             ofstream temp;
@@ -795,11 +789,6 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
                     if (tempFASTAFileNames[i][j] != "") {
                         tempFASTAFileNames[i][j] += extension;
                         m->openOutputFile(tempFASTAFileNames[i][j], temp);                     temp.close();
-                        
-                        if (files[processors-1][1] != "") {
-                            tempPrimerQualFileNames[i][j] += extension;
-                            m->openOutputFile(tempPrimerQualFileNames[i][j], temp);            temp.close();
-                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -809,14 +798,10 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
                ofstream temp;
                m->openOutputFile(outputFasta, temp);           temp.close();
         m->openOutputFile(outputScrapFasta, temp);             temp.close();
-        if (files[processors-1][1] != "") {
-            m->openOutputFile(outputScrapQual, temp);          temp.close();
-            m->openOutputFile(outputQual, temp);       temp.close();
-               }
         
         //do my part
         processIDS.push_back(processors-1);
-               num = driver(files[processors-1], (outputFasta+ toString(processors-1) + ".temp"), (outputQual+ toString(processors-1) + ".temp"), (outputScrapFasta+ toString(processors-1) + ".temp"), (outputScrapQual+ toString(processors-1) + ".temp"), (outputMisMatches+ toString(processors-1) + ".temp"), tempFASTAFileNames, tempPrimerQualFileNames);       
+               num = driver(files[processors-1], (outputFasta+ toString(processors-1) + ".temp"),  (outputScrapFasta+ toString(processors-1) + ".temp"),  (outputMisMatches+ toString(processors-1) + ".temp"), tempFASTAFileNames, processors-1, group);
         
                //Wait until all threads have terminated.
                WaitForMultipleObjects(processors-1, hThreadArray, TRUE, INFINITE);
@@ -849,16 +834,8 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
                        
                        m->appendFiles((outputScrapFasta + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"), outputScrapFasta);
                        m->mothurRemove((outputScrapFasta + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"));
-                       
-            if (files[processors-1][1] != "") {
-                m->appendFiles((outputScrapQual + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"), outputScrapQual);
-                m->mothurRemove((outputScrapQual + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"));
-                
-                m->appendFiles((outputQual + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"), outputQual);
-                m->mothurRemove((outputQual + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"));
-            }
             
-            m->appendFiles((outputMisMatches + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"), outputMisMatches);
+            m->appendFilesWithoutHeaders((outputMisMatches + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"), outputMisMatches);
                        m->mothurRemove((outputMisMatches + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"));
             
             if(allFiles){
@@ -867,11 +844,6 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
                                                if (fastaFileNames[j][k] != "") {
                                                        m->appendFiles((fastaFileNames[j][k] + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"), fastaFileNames[j][k]);
                                                        m->mothurRemove((fastaFileNames[j][k] + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"));
-                                                       
-                            if (files[processors-1][1] != "") {
-                                m->appendFiles((qualFileNames[j][k] + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"), qualFileNames[j][k]);
-                                m->mothurRemove((qualFileNames[j][k] + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".temp"));
-                            }
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
@@ -886,7 +858,7 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::createProcesses(vector< vector<string> > files, string o
        }
 }
 //**********************************************************************************************************************
-int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string outputQual, string outputScrapFasta, string outputScrapQual, string outputMisMatches, vector<vector<string> > fastaFileNames, vector<vector<string> > qualFileNames){
+int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string outputScrapFasta, string outputMisMatches, vector<vector<string> > fastaFileNames, int process, string group){
     try {
         
         Alignment* alignment;
@@ -902,19 +874,17 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string
         if (m->debug) {  m->mothurOut("[DEBUG]: ffasta = " + thisffastafile + ".\n[DEBUG]: fqual = " + thisfqualfile + ".\n[DEBUG]: rfasta = " + thisrfastafile + ".\n[DEBUG]: rqual = " + thisrqualfile + ".\n"); }
         
         ifstream inFFasta, inRFasta, inFQual, inRQual;
-        ofstream outFasta, outQual, outMisMatch, outScrapFasta, outScrapQual;
+        ofstream outFasta, outMisMatch, outScrapFasta;
         m->openInputFile(thisffastafile, inFFasta);
         m->openInputFile(thisrfastafile, inRFasta);
         if (thisfqualfile != "") {
             m->openInputFile(thisfqualfile, inFQual);
             m->openInputFile(thisrqualfile, inRQual);
-            m->openOutputFile(outputScrapQual, outScrapQual);
-            m->openOutputFile(outputQual, outQual);
         }
         m->openOutputFile(outputFasta, outFasta);
         m->openOutputFile(outputScrapFasta, outScrapFasta);
         m->openOutputFile(outputMisMatches, outMisMatch);
-        outMisMatch << "Name\tLength\tMisMatches\n";
+        outMisMatch << "Name\tLength\tOverlap_Length\tOverlap_Start\tOverlap_End\tMisMatches\tNum_Ns\n";  
         
         TrimOligos trimOligos(pdiffs, bdiffs, 0, 0, primers, barcodes);
         
@@ -974,7 +944,6 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string
             
             //traverse alignments merging into one contiguous seq
             string contig = "";
-            vector<int> contigScores; 
             int numMismatches = 0;
             string seq1 = fSeq.getAligned();
             string seq2 = rSeq.getAligned();
@@ -988,18 +957,13 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string
             // if (num < 5) {  cout << fSeq.getStartPos() << '\t' << fSeq.getEndPos() << '\t' << rSeq.getStartPos() << '\t' << rSeq.getEndPos() << endl; }
             int overlapStart = fSeq.getStartPos();
             int seq2Start = rSeq.getStartPos();
+            
             //bigger of the 2 starting positions is the location of the overlapping start
             if (overlapStart < seq2Start) { //seq2 starts later so take from 0 to seq2Start from seq1
                 overlapStart = seq2Start; 
-                for (int i = 0; i < overlapStart; i++) {
-                    contig += seq1[i];
-                    if (thisfqualfile != "") { contigScores.push_back(scores1[ABaseMap[i]]); }
-                }
+                for (int i = 0; i < overlapStart; i++) { contig += seq1[i];  }
             }else { //seq1 starts later so take from 0 to overlapStart from seq2
-                for (int i = 0; i < overlapStart; i++) {
-                    contig += seq2[i];
-                    if (thisfqualfile != "") { contigScores.push_back(scores2[BBaseMap[i]]); }
-                }
+                for (int i = 0; i < overlapStart; i++) {  contig += seq2[i]; }
             }
             
             int seq1End = fSeq.getEndPos();
@@ -1007,61 +971,50 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string
             int overlapEnd = seq1End;
             if (seq2End < overlapEnd) { overlapEnd = seq2End; }  //smallest end position is where overlapping ends
             
+            int oStart = contig.length();
             for (int i = overlapStart; i < overlapEnd; i++) {
                 if (seq1[i] == seq2[i]) { //match, add base and choose highest score
                     contig += seq1[i];
-                    if (thisfqualfile != "") { 
-                        contigScores.push_back(scores1[ABaseMap[i]]); 
-                        if (scores1[ABaseMap[i]] < scores2[BBaseMap[i]]) { contigScores[contigScores.size()-1] = scores2[BBaseMap[i]]; }
-                    }
-                }else if (((seq1[i] == '.') || (seq1[i] == '-')) && ((seq2[i] != '-') && (seq2[i] != '.'))) { //seq1 is a gap and seq2 is a base, choose seq2, unless quality score for base is below threshold. In that case eliminate base
+                }else if (((seq1[i] == '.') || (seq1[i] == '-')) && ((seq2[i] != '-') && (seq2[i] != '.'))) { //seq1 is a gap and seq2 is a base, choose seq2, unless quality score for base is below insert. In that case eliminate base
                     if (thisfqualfile != "") {
-                        if (scores2[BBaseMap[i]] < threshold) { } //
-                        else {
-                            contig += seq2[i];
-                            contigScores.push_back(scores2[BBaseMap[i]]);
-                        }
+                        if (scores2[BBaseMap[i]] <= insert) { } //
+                        else { contig += seq2[i];  }
                     }else { contig += seq2[i]; } //with no quality info, then we keep it?
-                }else if (((seq2[i] == '.') || (seq2[i] == '-')) && ((seq1[i] != '-') && (seq1[i] != '.'))) { //seq2 is a gap and seq1 is a base, choose seq1, unless quality score for base is below threshold. In that case eliminate base
+                }else if (((seq2[i] == '.') || (seq2[i] == '-')) && ((seq1[i] != '-') && (seq1[i] != '.'))) { //seq2 is a gap and seq1 is a base, choose seq1, unless quality score for base is below insert. In that case eliminate base
                     if (thisfqualfile != "") {
-                        if (scores1[ABaseMap[i]] < threshold) { } //
-                        else {
-                            contig += seq1[i];
-                            contigScores.push_back(scores1[ABaseMap[i]]);
-                        }
+                        if (scores1[ABaseMap[i]] <= insert) { } //
+                        else { contig += seq1[i];  }
                     }else { contig += seq1[i]; } //with no quality info, then we keep it?
                 }else if (((seq1[i] != '-') && (seq1[i] != '.')) && ((seq2[i] != '-') && (seq2[i] != '.'))) { //both bases choose one with better quality
                     if (thisfqualfile != "") {
-                        char c = seq1[i];
-                        contigScores.push_back(scores1[ABaseMap[i]]);
-                        if (scores1[ABaseMap[i]] < scores2[BBaseMap[i]]) { contigScores[contigScores.size()-1] = scores2[BBaseMap[i]]; c = seq2[i]; }
-                        contig += c;
+                        if (abs(scores1[ABaseMap[i]] - scores2[BBaseMap[i]]) >= deltaq) { //is the difference in qual scores >= deltaq, if yes choose base with higher score
+                            char c = seq1[i];
+                            if (scores1[ABaseMap[i]] < scores2[BBaseMap[i]]) { c = seq2[i]; }
+                            contig += c;
+                        }else { //if no, base becomes n
+                            contig += 'N';
+                        }
                         numMismatches++;
                     }else { numMismatches++; } //cant decide, so eliminate and mark as mismatch
                 }else { //should never get here
                     m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: case I didn't think of seq1 = " + toString(seq1[i]) + " and seq2 = " + toString(seq2[i]) + "\n");
                 }
             }
-            
+            int oend = contig.length();
             if (seq1End < seq2End) { //seq1 ends before seq2 so take from overlap to length from seq2
-                for (int i = overlapEnd; i < length; i++) {
-                    contig += seq2[i];
-                    if (thisfqualfile != "") { contigScores.push_back(scores2[BBaseMap[i]]); }
-                }
+                for (int i = overlapEnd; i < length; i++) { contig += seq2[i];  }
             }else { //seq2 ends before seq1 so take from overlap to length from seq1
-                for (int i = overlapEnd; i < length; i++) {
-                    contig += seq1[i];
-                    if (thisfqualfile != "") { contigScores.push_back(scores1[ABaseMap[i]]); }
-                }
-                
+                for (int i = overlapEnd; i < length; i++) {  contig += seq1[i]; }
             }
             
+            if (trimOverlap) { contig = contig.substr(overlapStart-1, oend-oStart);  if (contig.length() == 0) { trashCode += "l"; } }
+            
             if(trashCode.length() == 0){
                 bool ignore = false;
                 
                 if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut(fSeq.getName()); }
                 
-                if (createGroup) {
+                if (createOligosGroup) {
                     if(barcodes.size() != 0){
                         string thisGroup = barcodeNameVector[barcodeIndex];
                         if (primers.size() != 0) { 
@@ -1086,6 +1039,15 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string
                         }else { ignore = true; }
                         
                     }
+                }else if (createFileGroup) {
+                    int pos = group.find("ignore");
+                    if (pos == string::npos) {
+                        groupMap[fSeq.getName()] = group;
+                        
+                        map<string, int>::iterator it = groupCounts.find(group);
+                        if (it == groupCounts.end()) { groupCounts[group] = 1; }
+                        else { groupCounts[it->first] ++; }
+                    }else { ignore = true; }
                 }
                 if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut("\n"); }
                 
@@ -1094,32 +1056,16 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string
                     m->openOutputFileAppend(fastaFileNames[barcodeIndex][primerIndex], output);
                     output << ">" << fSeq.getName() << endl << contig << endl;
                     output.close();
-                    
-                    if (thisfqualfile != "") {
-                        m->openOutputFileAppend(qualFileNames[barcodeIndex][primerIndex], output);
-                        output << ">" << fSeq.getName() << endl;
-                        for (int i = 0; i < contigScores.size(); i++) { output << contigScores[i] << ' '; }
-                        output << endl;
-                        output.close();        
-                    }
                 }
                 
                 //output
                 outFasta << ">" << fSeq.getName() << endl << contig << endl;
-                if (thisfqualfile != "") {
-                    outQual << ">" << fSeq.getName() << endl;
-                    for (int i = 0; i < contigScores.size(); i++) { outQual << contigScores[i] << ' '; }
-                    outQual << endl;
-                }
-                outMisMatch << fSeq.getName() << '\t' << contig.length() << '\t' << numMismatches << endl;
+                int numNs = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < contig.length(); i++) { if (contig[i] == 'N') { numNs++; }  }
+                outMisMatch << fSeq.getName() << '\t' << contig.length() << '\t' << (oend-oStart) << '\t' << oStart << '\t' << oend << '\t' << numMismatches << '\t' << numNs << endl;
             }else {
                 //output
                 outScrapFasta << ">" << fSeq.getName() << " | " << trashCode << endl << contig << endl;
-                if (thisfqualfile != "") {
-                    outScrapQual << ">" << fSeq.getName() << " | " << trashCode << endl;
-                    for (int i = 0; i < contigScores.size(); i++) { outScrapQual << contigScores[i] << ' '; }
-                    outScrapQual << endl;
-                }
             }
             num++;
             
@@ -1138,12 +1084,10 @@ int MakeContigsCommand::driver(vector<string> files, string outputFasta, string
         if (thisfqualfile != "") {
             inFQual.close();
             inRQual.close();
-            outQual.close();
-            outScrapQual.close();
         }
         delete alignment;
         
-        if (m->control_pressed) {  m->mothurRemove(outputFasta); m->mothurRemove(outputScrapFasta);m->mothurRemove(outputMisMatches); if (thisfqualfile != "") { m->mothurRemove(outputQual); m->mothurRemove(outputScrapQual); } }
+        if (m->control_pressed) {  m->mothurRemove(outputFasta); m->mothurRemove(outputScrapFasta);m->mothurRemove(outputMisMatches);  }
     
         return num;
     }
@@ -1224,7 +1168,7 @@ vector< vector<string> > MakeContigsCommand::readFastqFiles(unsigned long int& c
                 
                 if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut(toString(count) + '\t' + fread.name + '\t' + rread.name + '\n'); }
                
-                if (checkReads(fread, rread, ffastq, rfastq)) {
+                //if (checkReads(fread, rread, ffastq, rfastq)) {
                     if (m->control_pressed) { for (it = tempfiles.begin(); it!=tempfiles.end(); it++) { for (int i = 0; i < (it->second).size(); i++) { (*(it->second)[i]).close();  delete (it->second)[i]; } } for (int i = 0; i < files.size(); i++) {  for(int j = 0; j < files[i].size(); j++) { m->mothurRemove(files[i][j]); } } inForward.close(); inReverse.close(); return files; }
                     
                     //if the reads are okay write to output files
@@ -1243,7 +1187,7 @@ vector< vector<string> > MakeContigsCommand::readFastqFiles(unsigned long int& c
                     
                     //report progress
                     if((count) % 10000 == 0){  m->mothurOut(toString(count)); m->mothurOutEndLine();           }
-                }
+                //}
             }
                }
                //report progress
@@ -1367,7 +1311,7 @@ vector< vector<string> > MakeContigsCommand::readFastaFiles(unsigned long int& c
                 
                 if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut(toString(count) + '\t' + fread.name + '\t' + rread.name + '\n'); }
                 
-                if (checkReads(fread, rread, ffasta, rfasta)) {
+               // if (checkReads(fread, rread, ffasta, rfasta)) {
                     if (m->control_pressed) { for (it = tempfiles.begin(); it!=tempfiles.end(); it++) { for (int i = 0; i < (it->second).size(); i++) { (*(it->second)[i]).close();  delete (it->second)[i]; } } for (int i = 0; i < files.size(); i++) {  for(int j = 0; j < files[i].size(); j++) { m->mothurRemove(files[i][j]); } } inReverseFasta.close(); inForwardFasta.close(); if (fqualfile != "") { inReverseQual.close(); inReverseQual.close(); } return files; }
                     
                     //if the reads are okay write to output files
@@ -1387,7 +1331,7 @@ vector< vector<string> > MakeContigsCommand::readFastaFiles(unsigned long int& c
                     
                     //report progress
                     if((count) % 10000 == 0){  m->mothurOut(toString(count)); m->mothurOutEndLine();           }
-                }
+                //}
             }
                }
                //report progress
@@ -1539,7 +1483,7 @@ fastqRead MakeContigsCommand::readFastq(ifstream& in, bool& ignore){
         exit(1);
     }
 }
-//**********************************************************************************************************************
+/**********************************************************************************************************************
 bool MakeContigsCommand::checkReads(fastqRead& forward, fastqRead& reverse, string ffile, string rfile){
     try {
         bool good = true;
@@ -1562,7 +1506,7 @@ bool MakeContigsCommand::checkReads(fastqRead& forward, fastqRead& reverse, stri
         m->errorOut(e, "MakeContigsCommand", "checkReads");
         exit(1);
     }
-}
+}*/
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 vector< vector<string> > MakeContigsCommand::readFileNames(string filename){
        try {
@@ -1577,7 +1521,27 @@ vector< vector<string> > MakeContigsCommand::readFileNames(string filename){
             if (m->control_pressed) { return files; }
             
             in >> forward; m->gobble(in);
-            in >> reverse; m->gobble(in);
+            in >> reverse;
+            
+            string group = "";
+            while (!in.eof())  { //do we have a group assigned to this pair
+                char c = in.get();
+                if (c == 10 || c == 13 || c == -1){    break;  }
+                else if (c == 32 || c == 9){;} //space or tab
+                else {         group += c;  }
+            }
+            
+            if (group != "") {
+                //line in file look like: group forward reverse
+                string temp = forward;
+                forward = reverse;
+                reverse = group;
+                group = temp;
+                createFileGroup = true;
+            }
+            m->gobble(in);
+            
+            if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut("[DEBUG]: group = " + group + ", forward = " + forward + ", reverse = " + reverse + ".\n"); }
             
             //check to make sure both are able to be opened
             ifstream in2;
@@ -1643,12 +1607,12 @@ vector< vector<string> > MakeContigsCommand::readFileNames(string filename){
             }else{  in3.close();  }
             
             if ((openForward != 1) && (openReverse != 1)) { //good pair
+                file2Group[files.size()] = group;
                 vector<string> pair;
                 pair.push_back(forward);
                 pair.push_back(reverse);
                 files.push_back(pair);
             }
-            
         }
         in.close();
         
@@ -1664,7 +1628,7 @@ vector< vector<string> > MakeContigsCommand::readFileNames(string filename){
 //BARCODE   atgcatgc   atgcatgc    groupName 
 //PRIMER   atgcatgc   atgcatgc    groupName  
 //PRIMER   atgcatgc   atgcatgc  
-bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, vector<vector<string> >& qualFileNames, string rootname){
+bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, string rootname){
        try {
                ifstream in;
                m->openInputFile(oligosfile, in);
@@ -1681,7 +1645,7 @@ bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, vect
                while(!in.eof()){
             
                        in >> type; 
-            cout << type << endl;
+    
                        if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut("[DEBUG]: reading type - " + type + ".\n"); }      
             
                        if(type[0] == '#'){
@@ -1702,7 +1666,7 @@ bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, vect
                                        if(foligo[i] == 'U')    {       foligo[i] = 'T';        }
                                }
                                
-                               if(type == "FORWARD"){
+                               if(type == "PRIMER"){
                                        m->gobble(in);
                                        
                     in >> roligo;
@@ -1713,17 +1677,21 @@ bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, vect
                     }
                     //roligo = reverseOligo(roligo);
                     
+                    if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut("[DEBUG]: reading - " + roligo + ".\n"); }
+                    
                     group = "";
                     
                                        // get rest of line in case there is a primer name
                                        while (!in.eof())       {       
                                                char c = in.get(); 
-                                               if (c == 10 || c == 13){        break;  }
+                                               if (c == 10 || c == 13 || c == -1){     break;  }
                                                else if (c == 32 || c == 9){;} //space or tab
                                                else {  group += c;  }
                                        } 
                     
                     oligosPair newPrimer(foligo, roligo);
+                    
+                    if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut("[DEBUG]: primer pair " + newPrimer.forward + " " + newPrimer.reverse + ", and group = " + group + ".\n"); }
                                        
                                        //check for repeat barcodes
                     string tempPair = foligo+roligo;
@@ -1750,7 +1718,7 @@ bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, vect
                     group = "";
                     while (!in.eof())  {       
                                                char c = in.get(); 
-                                               if (c == 10 || c == 13){        break;  }
+                                               if (c == 10 || c == 13 || c == -1){     break;  }
                                                else if (c == 32 || c == 9){;} //space or tab
                                                else {  group += c;  }
                                        } 
@@ -1764,7 +1732,6 @@ bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, vect
                         
                     barcodes[indexBarcode]=newPair; indexBarcode++;
                                        barcodeNameVector.push_back(group);
-                    cout << group << endl;
                                }else if(type == "LINKER"){
                                        linker.push_back(foligo);
                     m->mothurOut("[WARNING]: make.contigs is not setup to remove linkers, ignoring.\n");
@@ -1797,7 +1764,6 @@ bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, vect
                for(int i=0;i<fastaFileNames.size();i++){
                        fastaFileNames[i].assign(primerNameVector.size(), "");
                }
-               qualFileNames = fastaFileNames; 
                
                if(allFiles){
                        set<string> uniqueNames; //used to cleanup outputFileNames
@@ -1838,17 +1804,6 @@ bool MakeContigsCommand::getOligos(vector<vector<string> >& fastaFileNames, vect
                         
                         fastaFileNames[itBar->first][itPrimer->first] = fastaFileName;
                         m->openOutputFile(fastaFileName, temp);                temp.close();
-                        
-                        if ((fqualfile != "") || (ffastqfile != "") || (file != "")) {
-                            qualFileName = rootname + ".qual";
-                            if (uniqueNames.count(qualFileName) == 0) {
-                                outputNames.push_back(qualFileName);
-                                outputTypes["qfile"].push_back(qualFileName);
-                            }
-                            
-                            qualFileNames[itBar->first][itPrimer->first] = qualFileName;
-                            m->openOutputFile(qualFileName, temp);             temp.close();
-                        }
                     }
                                }
                        }
@@ -1926,6 +1881,7 @@ string MakeContigsCommand::reverseOligo(string oligo){
 vector<int> MakeContigsCommand::convertQual(string qual) {
        try {
                vector<int> qualScores;
+        bool negativeScores = false;
                
                for (int i = 0; i < qual.length(); i++) { 
             
@@ -1933,15 +1889,21 @@ vector<int> MakeContigsCommand::convertQual(string qual) {
             temp = int(qual[i]);
             if (format == "illumina") {
                 temp -= 64; //char '@'
+            }else if (format == "illumina1.8+") {
+                    temp -= int('!'); //char '!'
             }else if (format == "solexa") {
                 temp = int(convertTable[temp]); //convert to sanger
                 temp -= int('!'); //char '!'
             }else {
                 temp -= int('!'); //char '!'
             }
+            
+            if (temp < -5) { negativeScores = true; }
                        qualScores.push_back(temp);
                }
                
+        if (negativeScores) { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: finding negative quality scores, do you have the right format selected? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASTQ_format#Encoding \n");  m->control_pressed = true;  }
+        
                return qualScores;
        }
        catch(exception& e) {