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NAME

       makemat - convert binary profiles into portable ASCII form

SYNOPSIS

       makemat  [-]  [-E N] [-G N] [-H] [-P filename] [-S X] [-U str] [-d str]
       [-z N]

DESCRIPTION

       makemat converts a collection of binary profiles,  created  by  the  -C
       option of PSI-BLAST, into portable ASCII form.

OPTIONS

       A summary of options is included below.

       -      Print usage message

       -E N   Cost to extend a gap (default = 1)

       -G N   Cost to open a gap (default = 11)

       -H     Print help; overrides all other arguments

       -P filename
              Database name for profile database (default = stdin)

       -S X   Scaling  factor  for  matrix outputs to avoid round-off problems
              (default = 100)

       -U str Underlying Matrix (default = BLOSUM62)

       -d str Underlying sequence database used to make  profiles  (default  =
              nr)

       -z N   Effective  length  of  the  profile database (0 for length of -d
              option)

AUTHOR

       The National Center for Biotechnology Information.

SEE ALSO

       blast(1), copymat(1), /usr/share/doc/blast2/impala.html