Decoding SAM flags
This utility makes it easy to identify what are the properties of a read based on its SAM flag value, or conversely, to find what the SAM Flag value would be for a given combination of properties.
To decode a given SAM flag value, just enter the number in the field below. The encoded properties will be listed under Summary below, to the right.
Comments
SAM flags https://gist.github.com/davfre/8596159
SAM file description https://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/SAMv1.pdf
Samtool WIKI
http://davetang.org/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=SAMTools
Understaning SAMtools
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rosswhet/BIT815/Overview/Week2/SAMformatAndCLtools.pdf