descseq allows you to change the name or description of a sequence, then write out a new file containing the changes. The original sequence is unaltered.

Set the name of a sequence to "myclone23":

% descseq -seq clone23 -out clone23.seq -name "myclone23"

Set the description of a sequence to "This is my clone number 244":

% descseq -seq xy24 -out xy24.seq -desc "This is my clone number 244"

Append some text to the description of a sequence:

% descseq -seq est.seq -out est4.seq -desc " (submitted)" -append

Mandatory qualifiers:

[-sequence] (sequence)

Sequence USA.

[-outseq] (seqout)

Output sequence USA.

Optional qualifiers:

-name (string)

Name of the sequence.

-description (string)

Description of the sequence.

Advanced qualifiers:

-append (boolean)

This allows you to append a name or description to the existing name or description of a sequence.