---
name: "copymat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "blast2"
version: "1:2.2.26.20120620-8"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/copymat"
---

# copymat(1)

convert ASCII matrices into a database suitable for quick reading

## NAME

copymat - convert ASCII matrices into a database suitable for quick reading

## SYNOPSIS

**copymat** \[**-**\] \[**-H**\] \[**-P** *filename*\] \[**-W** *N*\] \[**-f** *X*\] \[**-r F**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**copymat** converts ASCII matrices produced by [**makemat**(1)](/makemat/1.md) into a database that can be read into memory quickly.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-**

  Print usage message

- **-H**

  Print help; overrides all other arguments

- **-P** *filename*

  Database for matrix profiles (default = stdin)

- **-W** *N*

  Word size for RPS database (default = 3)

- **-f** *X*

  Threshold for extending hits for RPS database (default = 11.0)

- **-r F**

  Do not create RPS mem map file(s)

## AUTHOR

The National Center for Biotechnology Information.

## SEE ALSO

[**impala**(1)](/impala/1.md), [**makemat**(1)](/makemat/1.md), /usr/share/doc/blast2/impala.html