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RNA-seq STAR genome mapping

I'm working on the genome index file using STAR tool. Following is my code:

STAR --runMode genomeGenerate --genomeDir /GenomeDirectory --genomeFastaFiles D_genome.fasta --sjdbGTFfile D_assembl.gtf

However, it keeps popping out the error message as follow:

star: Bad Option: --runMode.

Usage: star cmd [options] [-find] file1 ... filen [find expression]

I wonder what's wrong with this code, can anyone help? Thanks!

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updated by Zhilong Jia Zhilong Jia • written by waaaaaa • waaaaaa

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it seems you did not install STAR. what you used probably is star.

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