into FASTQ fastq_combiner.py '$fasta_file' '${fasta_file.extension}' '$qual_file' '${qual_file.extension}' '$output_file' '$force_quality_encoding' **What it does** This tool joins a FASTA file to a Quality Score file, creating a single FASTQ block for each read. Specifying a set of quality scores is optional; when not provided, the output will be fastqsanger or fastqcssanger (when a csfasta is provided) with each quality score being the maximal allowed value (93). Use this tool, for example, to convert 454-type output to FASTQ.