---
name: "trna2sap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-tools-bin"
version: "6.1.20170106+dfsg2-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/trna2sap"
---

# trna2sap(1)

convert tRNAscan-SE output to an ASN.1 Seq-annot object

## NAME

trna2sap - convert tRNAscan-SE output to an ASN.1 Seq-annot object

## SYNOPSIS

**trna2sap** \[**-**\] \[**-a**\] \[**-c** *str*\] \[**-f** *str*\] \[**-i** *filename*\] \[**-j**\] \[**-m** *str*\] \[**-n** *str*\] \[**-o** *filename*\] \[**-p** *dir*\] \[**-r** *dir*\] \[**-s**\] \[**-t** *str*\] \[**-u**\] \[**-x** *str*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**trna2sap** reads a text file produced by tRNAscan-SE and produces a corresponding ASN.1 Seq-annot in the format understood by other NCBI tools.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-**

  Print usage message

- **-a**

  Add tRNAscan-SE citation

- **-c** *str*

  Comment

- **-f** *str*

  Substring Filter

- **-i** *filename*

  Single Input file (standard input by default)

- **-j**

  Just produce a five-column feature table, à la [**trna2tbl**(1)](/trna2tbl/1.md).

- **-m** *str*

  ReMark

- **-n** *str*

  Annotation Name (normally “tRNA”).

- **-o** *filename*

  Single Output file (standard output by default)

- **-p** *dir*

  Path to files

- **-r** *dir*

  Path for Results

- **-s**

  Ignore Pseudo tRNAs

- **-t** *str*

  Annotation Title (normally “tRNAscan-SE”).

- **-u**

  Ignore Undetermined tRNAs

- **-x** *str*

  File selection suffix with **-p** (**.trna** by default).

## AUTHOR

The National Center for Biotechnology Information.

## SEE ALSO

[**sequin**(1)](/sequin/1.md), [**tbl2asn**(1)](/tbl2asn/1.md), [**trna2tbl**(1)](/trna2tbl/1.md).