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$ gunzip -c input.fastq.gz | paste - - - - | head @IL31_4368:1:1:996:8507/2 TCCCTTACCCCCAAGCTCCATACCCTCCTAATGCCCACACCTCTTACCTTAGGA + FFCEFFFEEFFFFFFFEFFEFFFEFCFC<EEFEFFFCEFF<;EEFF=FEE?FCE @IL31_4368:1:1:996:21421/2 CAAAAACTTTCACTTTACCTGCCGGGTTTCCCAGTTTACATTCCACTGTTTGAC + ...

$ gunzip -c input.fastq.gz | awk '{printf("%s%s",$0,((NR+1)%4==1?"\n":"\t"));}' | head @IL31_4368:1:1:996:8507/2 TCCCTTACCCCCAAGCTCCATACCCTCCTAATGCCCACACCTCTTACCTTAGGA + FFCEFFFEEFFFFFFFEFFEFFFEFCFC<EEFEFFFCEFF<;EEFF=FEE?FCE @IL31_4368:1:1:996:21421/2...