3.4. Using ClustalW

3.4.1. About

ClustalW is a multiple sequence alignment program. The version included with this distribution is v1.83.

3.4.2. Using ClustalW

ClustalW can be run at the command line as
[nostromo@rocks-168 ~]$ clustalw

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******** CLUSTAL W (1.83) Multiple Sequence Alignments  ********
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1. Sequence Input From Disc
2. Multiple Alignments
3. Profile / Structure Alignments
4. Phylogenetic trees

S. Execute a system command
H. HELP
X. EXIT (leave program)


Your choice:
Choosing the option 'H' brings up the help on clustalW.

3.4.3. Further Information

Further information on the usage of ClustalW can be obtained from clustalw.doc(MS Word Document) available at /opt/Bio/clustalw/doc/clustalw.doc on the frontend of your cluster.