equicktandem scans a sequence for potential tandem repeats up to a specified size. The results can be used to run etandem on the candidate repeat lengths to identify genuine tandem repeats.

Here is a sample session with equicktandem. The input sequence is the human herpesvirus tandem repeat:

% equicktandem
Input sequence: embl:hhtetra
Output file [hhtetra.qtan]:
Maximum repeat size [600]:
Threshold score [20]:

Mandatory qualifiers:

[-sequence] (sequence)

Sequence USA.

-maxrepeat (integer)

Maximum repeat size.

-threshold (integer)

Threshold score.

[-outfile] (report)

Output report filename.

Advanced qualifiers:

-origfile (outfile)

Output filename.