Questions about QIIME 2 Metadata

[thermokarst]

Hi @drmusk! This was just discussed today in the following thread:

Difference between metadata and manifest file

I am getting confused between manifest and matadata file? I understand that menifest file contain information about sample ID , path to fastq files and orientation of reads. It generally used to import the fastq files in Qiime2. In Qiime1, we generally used mapping file so it contaion information about sample id, linkers, barcode, description. It is mention that in Qiime 2 we call this file as matadata file. Where do we exactly use the matadata file? I do not have barcode and linker then shoul…

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