---
name: "convert_seq"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profphd-utils"
version: "1.0.10-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/convert_seq"
---

# convert\_seq(1)

conversion of sequence and alignment formats

## NAME

convert\_seq - conversion of sequence and alignment formats

## SYNOPSIS

convert\_seq \[OPTION\]

## DESCRIPTION

convert\_seq is used for sequence and alignment format conversion.  Instead of using command line arguments it starts a conversation with the user where the desired function can be invoked by answering questions.

This program is used by the [**prof**(1)](/prof/1.md) secondary structure, accessibility and transmembrane helix predictor from Burkhard Rost.

## OPTIONS

None.  Answer questions printed on STDOUT by typing your choice into STDIN.

## AUTHORS

- Reinhard Schneider Mar, 1991 version 1.0 LION http://www.lion-ag/ Heidelberg

  - Ulrike Goebel Mar, 1997 version 1.1 LION http://www.lion-ag/ Heidelberg

  - Reinhard Schneider Mar, 1997 version 2.0 LION http://www.lion-ag/ Heidelberg

  - Burkhard Rost May, 1998 version 2.1 EMBL/LION Heidelberg

  - Burkhard Rost Oct, 1998 version 2.2

  - Laszlo Kajan \<lkajan@rostlab.org\> TU Muenchen, Germany

  - Guy Yachdav \<gyachdav@rostlab.org\> CUBIC (Columbia University, NY, USA), Technical University Munich (Munich, DE), BioSof LLC (USA)

  ## SEE ALSO

[**prof**(1)](/prof/1.md), [**filter\_hssp**(1)](/filter_hssp/1.md)