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Run picard from the command-line to see all the available programs.
Multicore
The application_name application allows you define multiple cores within calls by using the application_name --flag options. See application_name --help for more informationSome of the picard programs can be run across multiple cores. Specifically look at a program's options, for example: call picard CrosscheckFingerprints -h and read details about the --NUM_THREADS:Integer option.