Overview
KentUtils is a suite of tools developed at the USCS Genome Browser lab.
Using
Use the module name kentutils to discover versions available and to load the application.
Manual: To understand how an individual command works, type its name at the command line with no arguments. The resulting message will provide basic details of what the command does as well as some instructions on using it as well as a list of usable options.
Multicore
Due to this suite of tools contains over 300 individual commands, some might. The best way to check is to look at the help/usage of a particular command and see if it has options to configure threads/cores/parallel.