---
name: "blst2tkns"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-entrez-direct"
version: "24.0.20250523+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/blst2tkns"
---

# blst2tkns(1)

tokenize XML-formatted magicblast output

## NAME

blst2tkns - tokenize XML-formatted magicblast output

## SYNOPSIS

**blst2tkns**

## DESCRIPTION

**blst2tkns** reads XML-formatted **magicblast** output from standard input and summarizes details on standard output in a tab-delimited two-column key/value table.

NB: At the time of this writing, **magicblast** cannot produce suitable XML output itself; instead, you can request ASN.1 output via **-outfmt asn** and pipe the result through **transmute -a2x**.

## SEE ALSO

[**split-at-intron**(1)](/split-at-intron/1.md), [**transmute**(1)](/transmute/1.md).