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showserver displays a table with the names, contents and access methods of the sequence servers configured for your EMBOSS installation.
Display information on the currently available servers:
% showserver Displays information on configured servers # Name Scope Type ID Qry All Count Cachefile URL Comment # =============== ========================== ========================== == === === ===== ================================================== ================================================ ======= biomart sequence Sequence OK - - 158 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.biomart http://www.biomart.org:80/biomart/martservice ensembl sequence Sequence OK - - 125 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.ensembl mysql://anonymous@ensembldb.ensembl.org:5306/ Public Ensembl MySQL instance, use for small-scale queries only. ensemblgenomes sequence Sequence OK - - 441 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.ensemblgenomes mysql://anonymous@mysql.ebi.ac.uk:4157/ Public Ensembl Genomes MySQL instance, use for small-scale queries only. das sequence features Sequence Features OK - - 1222 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.dasregistry http://www.dasregistry.org/das/ DAS sequence/feature sources listed on the DAS registry tdas sequence features Sequence Features OK - - 904 /homes/pmr/.embossdata/qatests.server.dasregistry http://www.dasregistry.org/das/ sequence/feature sources listed on dasregistry.org tensembldasserver sequence features Sequence Features OK - - 220 /homes/pmr/.embossdata/qatests.server.ensembldasserver http://www.ensembl.org/das/ sequence/feature sources on ensembl das server dbfetch sequence features text obo Sequence Features Text Obo OK - - 45 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.dbfetch http://www.ebi.ac.uk/Tools/dbfetch/ EBI dbfetch webservices(REST) dkfz sequence features text obo Sequence Features Text Obo OK OK OK 1 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.dkfz http://www.dkfz.de/menu/cgi-bin/srs7.1.3.1/wgetz SRS from DKFZ Heidelberg tdbfetch sequence features text obo Sequence Features Text Obo OK - - 45 /homes/pmr/.embossdata/qatests.server.tdbfetch http://www.ebi.ac.uk/Tools/dbfetch/ EBI dbfetch webservices(REST) twsdbfetch sequence features text obo Sequence Features Text Obo OK - - 45 /homes/pmr/.embossdata/qatests.server.twsdbfetch http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ws/services/WSDbfetchDoclit EBI dbfetch webservices(SOAP) wsdbfetch sequence features text obo Sequence Features Text Obo OK - - 45 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.wsdbfetch http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ws/services/WSDbfetchDoclit EBI dbfetch webservices(SOAP) ebeye text Text OK OK - 62 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.ebeye http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ebisearch/service.ebi EB-eye text search service that allows searching across EBI public databases tebeye text Text OK OK - 62 /homes/pmr/.embossdata/qatests.server.ebeye http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ebisearch/service.ebi EBI ebeye webservices entrez text Unknown OK OK - 47 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.entrez mrs text Unknown OK OK - 33 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.mrs http://mrs.cmbi.ru.nl/mrs-5/search mrs3 text Unknown OK OK - 33 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.mrs3 http://mrs.cmbi.ru.nl/mrs-3/plain.do mrs4 text Unknown OK OK - 33 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.mrs4 http://mrs.cmbi.ru.nl/mrs-web/plain.do srs text Unknown OK OK OK 21 /homes/pmr/local/share/EMBOSS/server.srs http://srs.ebi.ac.uk/srs7bin/cgi-bin/wgetz SRS from EBI |
Displays information on configured servers Version: EMBOSS:6.4.0.0 Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers: (none) Additional (Optional) qualifiers: -server string Name of a single server to give information on (Any string) -showtypes menu [*] Show type(s) (Values: Protein (Protein sequences); Nucleic (Nucleotide sequences); Sequence (Any sequence data); Protfeatures (Protein features); Nucfeatures (Nucleotide features); Features (Any feature table data); Obo (OBO ontology data); Resource (Data resource); Taxonomy (Taxonomy data); Assembly (Assembled short read data); Text (text data); Html (HTML text data); Xml (XML text data); Unknown (Unspecified datatype to be defined for each database)) -html boolean [N] Format output as an HTML table -full boolean [N] Display all columns -methods boolean [$(full)] This displays the access methods that can be used on this server, for all, query or ID access -[no]count boolean [Y] Display 'count' column -[no]cachefile boolean [Y] Display 'cachefile' column -[no]url boolean [Y] Display 'URL' column -fields boolean [$(full)] This displays the search fields that can be used on this server, other than the standard 'id' or 'acc' fields. -defined boolean [$(full)] This displays a short name for the file containing the server definition -serverversion boolean [$(full)] Display 'version' column -sortby menu [type] Sort by (Values: defined (Definition file short name); type (Datatype)) -outfile outfile [stdout] Output file name Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers: -only toggle [N] This is a way of shortening the command line if you only want a few standard columns to be displayed. Instead of specifying: '-nohead -notype -noid -noquery -noall' to get only the comment output, you can specify '-only -comment' -heading boolean [@(!$(only))] Display column headings -scope boolean [@(!$(only))] Display 'scope' column -type boolean [@(!$(only))] Display 'type' column -id boolean [@(!$(only))] Display 'id' column -query boolean [@(!$(only))] Display 'qry' column -all boolean [@(!$(only))] Display 'all' column -comment boolean [@(!$(only))] Display 'comment' column Associated qualifiers: "-outfile" associated qualifiers -odirectory string Output directory General qualifiers: -auto boolean Turn off prompts -stdout boolean Write first file to standard output -filter boolean Read first file from standard input, write first file to standard output -options boolean Prompt for standard and additional values -debug boolean Write debug output to program.dbg -verbose boolean Report some/full command line options -help boolean Report command line options and exit. More information on associated and general qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose -warning boolean Report warnings -error boolean Report errors -fatal boolean Report fatal errors -die boolean Report dying program messages -version boolean Report version number and exit |
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-server | string | Name of a single server to give information on | Any string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-showtypes | list | Show type(s) |
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-html | boolean | Format output as an HTML table | Boolean value Yes/No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-full | boolean | Display all columns | Boolean value Yes/No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-methods | boolean | This displays the access methods that can be used on this server, for all, query or ID access | Boolean value Yes/No | $(full) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-[no]count | boolean | Display 'count' column | Boolean value Yes/No | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-[no]cachefile | boolean | Display 'cachefile' column | Boolean value Yes/No | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-[no]url | boolean | Display 'URL' column | Boolean value Yes/No | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-fields | boolean | This displays the search fields that can be used on this server, other than the standard 'id' or 'acc' fields. | Boolean value Yes/No | $(full) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-defined | boolean | This displays a short name for the file containing the server definition | Boolean value Yes/No | $(full) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-serverversion | boolean | Display 'version' column | Boolean value Yes/No | $(full) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-sortby | list | Sort by |
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type | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-outfile | outfile | Output file name | Output file | stdout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-only | toggle | This is a way of shortening the command line if you only want a few standard columns to be displayed. Instead of specifying: '-nohead -notype -noid -noquery -noall' to get only the comment output, you can specify '-only -comment' | Toggle value Yes/No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-heading | boolean | Display column headings | Boolean value Yes/No | @(!$(only)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-scope | boolean | Display 'scope' column | Boolean value Yes/No | @(!$(only)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-type | boolean | Display 'type' column | Boolean value Yes/No | @(!$(only)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-id | boolean | Display 'id' column | Boolean value Yes/No | @(!$(only)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-query | boolean | Display 'qry' column | Boolean value Yes/No | @(!$(only)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-all | boolean | Display 'all' column | Boolean value Yes/No | @(!$(only)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-comment | boolean | Display 'comment' column | Boolean value Yes/No | @(!$(only)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Associated qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"-outfile" associated outfile qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-odirectory | string | Output directory | Any string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-auto | boolean | Turn off prompts | Boolean value Yes/No | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-stdout | boolean | Write first file to standard output | Boolean value Yes/No | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-filter | boolean | Read first file from standard input, write first file to standard output | Boolean value Yes/No | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-options | boolean | Prompt for standard and additional values | Boolean value Yes/No | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-debug | boolean | Write debug output to program.dbg | Boolean value Yes/No | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-verbose | boolean | Report some/full command line options | Boolean value Yes/No | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-help | boolean | Report command line options and exit. More information on associated and general qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose | Boolean value Yes/No | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-warning | boolean | Report warnings | Boolean value Yes/No | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-error | boolean | Report errors | Boolean value Yes/No | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-fatal | boolean | Report fatal errors | Boolean value Yes/No | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-die | boolean | Report dying program messages | Boolean value Yes/No | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-version | boolean | Report version number and exit | Boolean value Yes/No | N |
The output is a simple text table.
Program name | Description |
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cachedas | Generates server cache file for DAS servers or for the DAS registry |
cachedbfetch | Generates server cache file for Dbfetch/WSDbfetch data sources |
cacheebeyesearch | Generates server cache file for EB-eye search domains |
cacheensembl | Generates server cache file for an Ensembl server |
dbtell | Display information about a public database |
servertell | Display information about a public server |
showdb | Displays information on configured databases |
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