init_exp -- create and initialise an Experiment File
init_exp [-(abi|alf|scf|pln)]
[-output file] [-name entry_name] [-conf] file
init_exp initiates an Experiment File for a binary trace file or
a plain sequence file. The Experiment File created
contains the ID, EN, LN, LT and SQ
lines.
The experiment file is, by default, sent to standard output, unless an
output file is specified using the -output option. The default
entry name for the Experiment File is derived from the filenames used.
If an output file has been specified, then this is taken as the
EN field. Otherwise the input file name is used. The user can
override the default by using the -name option.
-abi, -alf, -scf, -pln
init_exp will automatically determine the correct input file
type. This option is supplied incase the automatic determination is
incorrect (which is possible, but has never been observed).
-output file
EN and ID
fields, assuming -name has not been specified, will be file.
-name name
ID and EN fields to name, regardless of
the output filename used.
-conf
AV field with the quality values found in the SCF
file.
This program was formerly known as expGetSeq.
See section ExperimentFile(4).
Read(4)