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blastp:tldr:24a68
Sure! Let's break down this command:
blastp
: This is the name of the BLAST program that is being executed. In this case, it is the blastp program, which is used for protein-protein sequence comparisons.
-query ${query-fa}
: This parameter specifies the query sequence or file to be used in the BLAST search. ${query-fa}
is a variable that should be replaced with the actual name or path of the query sequence or file in the command.
-db ${blast_database_name}
: This parameter specifies the database to use for the BLAST search. ${blast_database_name}
is a variable that should be replaced with the actual name or path of the BLAST database to be searched against.
-num_threads ${16}
: This parameter specifies the number of threads or parallel processes to use for the BLAST search. ${16}
is a variable that should be replaced with the desired number of threads.
-max_target_seqs ${10}
: This parameter specifies the maximum number of aligned sequences to keep from the BLAST search. In other words, it determines how many top hits are reported. ${10}
is a variable that should be replaced with the desired maximum number of target sequences to keep.
In summary, this command performs a blastp search using a specific query sequence or file, against a specified BLAST database. It utilizes a specified number of threads for parallel processing and sets the maximum number of target sequences to keep.