Answers.Body: <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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Body: <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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Comments.Text: Use rampart and just stop it once you've happy with coverage
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Title: How do I tell that a MinION run has finished based on the files produced?
ThreadText: # 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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  ### 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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