<p>You can just look for the presence of a file called &quot;final_summary_*.txt&quot; in the run folder. From <a href="https://twitter.com/mattloose?lang=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Matt Loose</a>.</p>

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2021-09-01T09:56:50.380Z
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flashton
<p>I want to automate some scripts which should run after a MinION run completes. Is there a file which is produced by MinKNOW which will enable me to tell that the run has finished?</p>

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2021-09-01T20:43:11.477Z
Use rampart and just stop it once you've happy with coverage
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How do I tell that a MinION run has finished based on the files produced?
# How do I tell that a MinION run has finished based on the files produced?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-01)

I want to automate some scripts which should run after a MinION run completes. Is there a file which is produced by MinKNOW which will enable me to tell that the run has finished?

**Tags:** nanopore, minion
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Use rampart and just stop it once you've happy with coverage  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2021-09-01. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

You can just look for the presence of a file called "final\_summary\_\*.txt" in the run folder. From [Matt Loose](https://twitter.com/mattloose?lang=en).


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