3.4. ClustalW

3.4.1. About

ClustalW is a multiple sequence alignment program. The version included with this distribution is v2.0.12.

3.4.2. Using ClustalW

ClustalW can be run at the command line as

[nostromo@xxx ~]$ clustalw2  



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 ******** CLUSTAL 2.0.12 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.