newseq allows you to type a sequence into a file in a quick and easy manner.

Type in a short sequence to the file mycc.pep in EMBL format:

% newseq
Type in a short new sequence.
Output sequence [outfile.fasta]: embl::mycc.pep
Name of the sequence: cytoc
Description of the sequence: fragment of cytochrome C
Type of sequence
   
         N : Nucleic
         P : Protein
Type of sequence [N]: p
Enter the sequence: KKKEERADLIAY

Display the resulting new file:

% more mycc.pep
ID   cytoc          STANDARD;      PRT;    12 AA.
DE   fragment of cytochrome C
SQ   SEQUENCE    12 AA;   1464 MW;  2BF1DB53 CRC32;
     KKKEERADLI AY
//

Mandatory qualifiers:

[-outseq] (seqout)

Output sequence USA.

[-name] (string)

The name of of the sequence should be a single word that you will use to identify the sequence. It should have no (or few) punctuation characters in it.

[-description] (string)

Enter any description of the sequence that you require.

[-type] (menu)

Type of sequence.

[-sequence] (string)

The sequence itself. Because of the limitation of the operating system, you will only be able to type in a short sequence of around 250 characters. The keyboard will beep at you when you have reached this limit and you will not be able to press the Return or Enter key until you have deleted a few characters.