log.info "fastq files : ${params.fastq}" Channel .fromFilePairs( params.fastq ) .ifEmpty { error "Cannot find any fastq files matching: ${params.fastq}" } .set { fastq_files } process trimming { tag "$pair_id" input: set pair_id, file(reads) from fastq_files output: file "*_trim_R{1,2}.fastq.gz" into fastq_files_cut script: """ cutadapt -q 20,20 \ -o ${pair_id}_trim_R1.fastq.gz -p ${pair_id}_trim_R2.fastq.gz \ ${reads[0]} ${reads[1]} > ${pair_id}_report.txt """ }