NAME

       pdb_selatom - manual page for pdb_selatom 2.5.1

DESCRIPTION

       pdb_selatom Atom name is invalid: '-HELP'

       Selects all atoms matching the given name in the PDB file.

       Atom  names  are  matched *without* taking into consideration spaces, so ' CA ' (alpha carbon) and 'CA  '
       (calcium) will both be kept if -CA is passed.

   Usage:
              python pdb_selatom.py -<option> <pdb file>

   Example:
       python pdb_selatom.py -CA 1CTF.pdb
              # keeps only alpha-carbon atoms

       python pdb_selatom.py -CA,C,N,O 1CTF.pdb
              # keeps only backbone atoms

       This program is part of the `pdb-tools` suite of utilities and should not be distributed isolatedly.  The
       `pdb-tools`  were  created  to  quickly  manipulate  PDB  files  using  the  terminal,  and  can  be used
       sequentially, with one tool streaming data to another. They are based on  old  FORTRAN77  code  that  was
       taking too much effort to maintain and compile. RIP.

pdb_selatom 2.5.1                                 December 2023                                   PDB_SELATOM(1)