MAKEMAT(1)

NAME
makemat - convert binary profiles into portable ASCII form

SYNOPSIS
makemat [-] [-E N] [-G N] [-H] [-P filename] [-S X] [-U str] [-d str] [-z N]

DESCRIPTION
makemat converts a collection of binary profiles, created by the -C option of PSI-BLAST, into portable ASCII form.

OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below.

-   Print usage message

-E N
    Cost to extend a gap (default = 1)

-G N
    Cost to open a gap (default = 11)

-H  Print help; overrides all other arguments

-P filename
    Database name for profile database (default = stdin)

-S X
    Scaling factor for matrix outputs to avoid round-off problems (default = 100)

-U str
    Underlying Matrix (default = BLOSUM62)

-d str
    Underlying sequence database used to make profiles (default = nr)

-z N
    Effective length of the profile database (0 for length of -d option)

AUTHOR
The National Center for Biotechnology Information.

SEE ALSO
blast(1), copymat(1), impala.html