---
name: "alignment-info"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bali-phy"
version: "4.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/alignment-info"
---

# alignment-info(1)

Show useful statistics about the alignment.

## NAME

**alignment-info** - Show useful statistics about the alignment.

## SYNOPSIS

**alignment-info** *alignment-file* \[*tree-file*\] \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Show useful statistics about the alignment.

## ALLOWED OPTIONS:

- **-h**, **–help**

  produce help message

- **–align** *arg*

  file with sequences and initial alignment

- **–tree** *arg*

  file with initial tree

- **–alphabet** *arg*

  specify the alphabet: DNA, RNA, Amino-Acids, Triplets, or Codons

- **-e**, **–erase-empty-columns**

  Remove columns with no characters (all gaps).

- **-N**, **–show-names**

  Print the sequence-names and exit

- **-L**, **–show-lengths**

  Print the sequence-lengths and exit

## REPORTING BUGS:

BAli-Phy online help: ⟨http://www.bali-phy.org/docs.php⟩\\c .

Please send bug reports to ⟨bali-phy-users@googlegroups.com⟩\\c .

## AUTHORS

Benjamin Redelings.