.TP 10
.B view
-samtools view [-bhuHS] [-t in.refList] [-o output] [-f reqFlag] [-F
+samtools view [-bchuHS] [-t in.refList] [-o output] [-f reqFlag] [-F
skipFlag] [-q minMapQ] [-l library] [-r readGroup] [-R rgFile] <in.bam>|<in.sam> [region1 [...]]
Extract/print all or sub alignments in SAM or BAM format. If no region
.B `-t'
option is required.
.TP
+.B -c
+Instead of printing the alignments, only count them and print the
+total number. All filter options, such as
+.B `-f',
+.B `-F'
+and
+.B `-q'
+, are taken into account.
+.TP
.BI -t " FILE"
This file is TAB-delimited. Each line must contain the reference name
and the length of the reference, one line for each distinct reference;