# Regarding filter.seqs command option: "trump" **URL:** \ **Category:** Commands in mothur\ **Created:** [April 2, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/regarding-filter-seqs-command-option-trump/20426 "2020-04-02T19:13:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DEEPCHANDA7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb9ed0/32.png) [@DEEPCHANDA7](https://forum.mothur.org/u/DEEPCHANDA7)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/regarding-filter-seqs-command-option-trump/20426/1 "2020-04-02T19:13:10Z")
Hi there! I was going through the SOP for **“MOTHUR”**. I found an option **“trump”** for the command **“filter.seqs”**. When I searched for the command ([http://mothur.org/wiki/filter.seqs/#trump](http://mothur.org/wiki/filter.seqs/#trump)), I become confused with the **“NOTE”** here in the link. It will be of great help if anyone please make me clear about the command and the specific option? ---
**Author:** ![pschloss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.mothur.org/pschloss/32/4_2.png) [@pschloss](https://forum.mothur.org/u/pschloss)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/regarding-filter-seqs-command-option-trump/20426/2 "2020-04-06T18:38:33Z")
If you follow the sequence of using `screen.seqs` and then `filter.seqs` as described in the MiSeq SOP, you’ll be in good shape. The note is telling you that you need to make sure that your sequences overlap a common region before using `trump=.` in `filter.seqs` Pat ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.mothur.org/system/32/2_2.png) [@system](https://forum.mothur.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/regarding-filter-seqs-command-option-trump/20426/3 "2020-04-16T18:52:39Z")
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