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- From: smiyazaw@smss2.smlab.eg.gunma-u.ac.jp (Sanzo Miyazawa)
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- Subject: [bionet.general] DNA/Protein sequence retrieval by "whois"
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- Date: 14 Dec 1992 08:16:51 GMT
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- Flat DNA/Protein Sequence Retrieval Service by "whois"
- ------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- DNA and Protein sequences can be obtained by using "whois" command
- in a local UNIX system on your desk.
-
- It is possible to do keyword search in DNA/protein databases but
- it often generates too much output so that sequence retrieval
- by specifying entry names or accession numbers can be only allowed.
-
- For fasta homology search and keyword search/retrieval,
- use a "Flat DB E-Mail Network Server" which is also available
- at smlab.eg.gunma-u.ac.jp. For a brief manual, send an empty mail
- to flat-netserv@smlab.eg.gunma-u.ac.jp.
-
-
- 12/10/02
-
- Sanzo Miyazawa
- Gunma Univ., Faculty of Technology
- FAX: +81 277 40 1026
- Phone: +81 277 40 1027
- E-mail: sanzo.miyazawa@smlab.eg.gunma-u.ac.jp
-
-
-
- NAME
- scandb - scan a database to find entries by entry name or
- accession number
-
- SYNOPSIS
- % alias scandb "whois -h smlab.eg.gunma-u.ac.jp"
- % scandb help
- % scandb "_d_b-_n_a_m_e [ -1 ] [ -o ] [ '_e_n_t_r_y'...] [ | -a '#_a_c_c'... ]"
-
- DESCRIPTION
- Scandb scans the _d_b-_n_a_m_e database to find _e_n_t_r_i_e_s... or
- #_a_c_c... . '_E_n_t_r_y' and '#_a_c_c' (acession numbers) are
- expressed in the regular expression but the case of letters
- is ignored. The following databases are available.
-
- _d_b-_n_a_m_e = genbank | embl | genpept | swiss | pir | prf
-
- genbank | gb
- GenBank DNA database including regular release and
- new entries
-
- embl EMBL DNA database including regular release and
- new entries.
-
- genpept | gp
- GenBank Gene Product Database
-
- swiss
- SwissProt protein database
-
- pir PIR protein database
-
- prf Peptide Research Foundation peptide database
-
- "gb" and "embl" include new entries released by e-mail or
- obtained by anonymous-FTP in addition to entries in their
- regular release.
-
- OPTIONS
- -1 All entries with the specified name or accession number
- in database are retrieved; otherwise only one entries
- first found is retrieved; the first found entry is usu-
- ally the most recently released one. To retrieve mul-
- tiple entries by using wild characters, "-1" must be
- specified. However, if a secondary accession number is
- specified, multiple entries with the accession number
- might be retrieved, even if "-1" is not used. If -o"
- is specified, -1 will be assumed.
-
- -o Entries are not retrieved in the specified order but in
- the original order. Retrieval becomes faster.
-
- -a must be specified if you want to retrieve entries by
- accession number.
-
- EXAMPLES
- flat% scandb "genbank AGMERLTR1 musbas" # by entry name;case insensitive
- flat% scandb "genbank -a M11391 d00611" # by accession number
-
- ALSO
- For fasta homology search and keyword search/retrieval,
- use a "Flat DB E-Mail Network Server" which is also available
- at smlab.eg.gunma-u.ac.jp. For a brief manual, send an empty mail
- to flat-netserv@smlab.eg.gunma-u.ac.jp.
-
- AUTHORS
- Sanzo Miyazawa (smiyazaw@smlab.eg.gunma-u.ac.jp)
- Gunma University, Faculty of Technology
- 1-5-1 Tenjin
- Kiryu, Gunma 376
- Japan
-
- BUGS
- This command somewhat takes time because of setting up an environment.
-
-