# Qiime2docs --\> beta-rarefaction: Beta diversity rarefaction \[OPTIONS\]

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2docs-beta-rarefaction-beta-diversity-rarefaction-options/2583
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** diversity, rarefaction, beta
**Created:** [January 16, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2docs-beta-rarefaction-beta-diversity-rarefaction-options/2583 "2018-01-16T15:34:53Z")
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### Author: ![Nicolas-Fernandez](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Nicolas-Fernandez](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nicolas-Fernandez)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2docs-beta-rarefaction-beta-diversity-rarefaction-options/2583/1 "2018-01-16T15:34:53Z")

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Hi,

In qiime2docs, about qiime diversity beta-rarefaction plugin,  
[https://docs.qiime2.org/2017.12/plugins/available/diversity/beta-rarefaction/](https://docs.qiime2.org/2017.12/plugins/available/diversity/beta-rarefaction/)  
we can read about [OPTIONS]:

**--p-clustering-method** [upgma|nj]  
Samples can be clustered with neighbor  
joining or UPGMA. An arbitrary rarefaction  
trial will be used for the tree, and the  
remaining trials are used to calculate the  
support of the internal nodes of that tree.  
**[required]**

_Error: no such option: --p-clustering-method_

**--m-metadata-file** MULTIPLE PATH  
Metadata file or artifact viewable as  
metadata. This option may be supplied  
multiple times to merge metadata. The  
sample-metadata used for the Emperor  
jackknifed PCoA plot. **[required]**

_Error: no such option: --m-metadata-file_

Note that in qiime2 manual (qiime diversity beta-rarefaction --help) options are correct.

I suggest to remove this options in online qiime2docs 🙂

Have a good day,  
Nicolas

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### Author: ![thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2docs-beta-rarefaction-beta-diversity-rarefaction-options/2583/3 "2018-01-16T15:36:50Z")

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Hi @Nicolas-Fernandez! Thanks for the suggestion, but I think you might actually be running a version of QIIME 2 that is older than 2017.12. We added those [new parameters in the 2017.12](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime-2-2017-12-release-is-now-live/2308) release. You can learn more about your QIIME 2 installation by running `qiime info`! Thanks! 🦖

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### Author: ![Nicolas-Fernandez](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Nicolas-Fernandez](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nicolas-Fernandez)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2docs-beta-rarefaction-beta-diversity-rarefaction-options/2583/5 "2018-01-16T22:55:57Z")

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Hi Matthew,  
Ah ah ... 😅 2017.10 actualy...  
Missing the release... Update done!  
Thanks, Nico

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### Author: ![system](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/1/21af5fe23cb6f4579467c66a9ed94e55274ca7bd.svg) [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2docs-beta-rarefaction-beta-diversity-rarefaction-options/2583/6 "2018-02-17T04:56:13Z")

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