NAME

asn2idx - index ASN.1 Bioseq-sets for fast access to individual sequences

SYNOPSIS

asn2idx [-] [-b] [-d dir] [-f filter] -p path [-r path] [-t] [-x str]

DESCRIPTION

asn2idx indexes ASN.1 Bioseq-sets (such as GenBank release files) to speed retrieval of the individual sequences they contain. For each file that it processes, it yields an output file in the same directory with the extension .idx.

OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

-

Print usage message

-b

Bioseq-sets are Binary

-d dir

Required Subdirectory

-f filter

Filter (default = gbcon,gbest,gbgss,gbhtg,gbsts)

-p path

Path to Files

-p path

Path for Results

-t

Recurse

-x str

File Selection Substring (default = .aso)

AUTHOR

The National Center for Biotechnology Information.

SEE ALSO

asn2asn(1), asndhuff(1).