ltrstruc_prep.pl


NAME

ltrstruc_prep.pl - Prepare files needed to do a run in LTR_STRUC


VERSION

This documentation refers to program version $Rev: 587 $


SYNOPSIS

Usage

    ltrstruc_prep.pl -i InDir -o OutDir

Required Arguments

    -i, --indir    # Directory of fasta files to process
    -o, --outdir   # Path to the base output directory


DESCRIPTION

Given a directory of fasta files with UNIX line endings ltrstruc_prep.pl will create DOS formated files with the txt extension. This will also create the flist.txt file.


REQUIRED ARGUMENTS

-i,--infile

Path of the input file.

-o,--outfile

Path of the output file.


OPTIONS

--usage

Short overview of how to use program from command line.

--help

Show program usage with summary of options.

--version

Show program version.

--man

Show the full program manual. This uses the perldoc command to print the POD documentation for the program.

-q,--quiet

Run the program with minimal output.


DIAGNOSTICS

Error messages generated by this program and possible solutions are listed below.

ERROR: No fasta files were found in the input directory

The input directory does not contain fasta files in the expected format. This could happen because you gave an incorrect path or because your sequence files do not have the expected *.fasta extension in the file name.

ERROR: Could not create the output directory

The output directory could not be created at the path you specified. This could be do to the fact that the directory that you are trying to place your base directory in does not exist, or because you do not have write permission to the directory you want to place your file in.


CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

The ltrstruc_prep.pl program currently does not require an external configuration file or make use of variables defined in the user's environment.


DEPENDENCIES

Required Software

Required Perl Modules


BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

Bugs

Limitations

There are currently no known major limitations to using this program.


SEE ALSO

The ltrstruc_prep.pl program is part of the DAWG-PAWS package of genome annotation programs. See the DAWG-PAWS web page ( http://dawgpaws.sourceforge.net/ ) or the Sourceforge project page ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/dawgpaws ) for additional information about this package.


REFERENCE

A manuscript is being submitted describing the DAWGPAWS program. Until this manuscript is published, please refer to the DAWGPAWS SourceForge website when describing your use of this program:

JC Estill and JL Bennetzen. 2009. The DAWGPAWS Pipeline for the Annotation of Genes and Transposable Elements in Plant Genomes. http://dawgpaws.sourceforge.net/


LICENSE

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, VERSION 3

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html


AUTHOR

James C. Estill <JamesEstill at gmail.com>


HISTORY

STARTED: 09/24/2007

UPDATED: 12/11/2007

VERSION: $Rev: 587 $

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