primerlab compare

CLI reference for the primerlab compare command

Compare two primer design results side-by-side.

Synopsis

primerlab compare <result_a> <result_b> [options]

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
result_a	Yes	Path to first result.json
result_b	Yes	Path to second result.json

Options

Option	Short	Description
--labels	-l	Custom labels (default: A,B)

Examples

Basic Comparison

primerlab compare run1/result.json run2/result.json

With Custom Labels

primerlab compare run1/result.json run2/result.json --labels "Original,Optimized"

Output

The comparison shows:

• Quality scores
• Tm balance
• GC content
• Hairpin/dimer ΔG values
• Pros and cons for each design
• Winner determination