---
name: "bp_search2BSML"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "bioperl"
version: "1.6.924-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bp_search2BSML"
---

# bp\_search2BSML(1p)

Turn SearchIO parseable reports(s) into a BSML report

## NAME

search2bsml - Turn SearchIO parseable reports(s) into a BSML report

## SYNOPSIS

Usage:\
   search2bsml \[-o outputfile\] \[-f reportformat\] \[-i inputfilename\]  OR file1 file2 ..

## DESCRIPTION

This script will turn a protein Search report (BLASTP, FASTP, SSEARCH,  AXT, WABA, SIM4) into a BSML File.

The options are:

```
   -i infilename        - (optional) inputfilename, will read
                          either ARGV files or from STDIN
   -o filename          - the output filename [default STDOUT]
   -f format            - search result format (blast, fasta,waba,axt)
                          (ssearch is fasta format). default is blast.
   -h                   - this help menu
```

Additionally specify the filenames you want to process on the command-line.  If no files are specified then STDIN input is assumed. You specify this by doing: search2gff \< file1 file2 file3

## AUTHOR

Jason Stajich, jason-at-bioperl-dot-org