---
name: "descseq"
section: "1e"
platform: "linux"
package: "emboss"
version: "6.6.0+dfsg-15"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/descseq"
---

# descseq(1e)

Alter the name or description of a sequence.

## NAME

descseq - Alter the name or description of a sequence.

## SYNOPSIS

**descseq** **-sequence** *sequence* \[**-name** *string*\] \[**-description** *string*\] **-append** *boolean* **-outseq** *seqout*

**descseq** **-help**

## DESCRIPTION

**descseq** is a command line program from EMBOSS (“the European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite”). It is part of the "Edit" command group(s).

## OPTIONS

### Input section

- **-sequence** *sequence*

  ### Additional section

- **-name** *string*

  - **-description** *string*

  ### Advanced section

- **-append** *boolean*

  This allows you to append the name or description you have given on to the end of the existing name or description of the sequence. Default value: N

### Output section

- **-outseq** *seqout*

  ## BUGS

Bugs can be reported to the Debian Bug Tracking system (http://bugs.debian.org/emboss), or directly to the EMBOSS developers (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group\_id=93650&atid=605031).

## SEE ALSO

descseq is fully documented via the **tfm**(1) system.

## AUTHOR

**Debian Med Packaging Team** \<debian-med-packaging@lists.alioth.debian.org\>

Wrote the script used to autogenerate this manual page.

## COPYRIGHT

This manual page was autogenerated from an Ajax Control Definition of the EMBOSS package. It can be redistributed under the same terms as EMBOSS itself.