Search sequence documentation. Slow, use SRS and Entrez! emboss textsearch -sequence $input1 -outfile $out_file1 -pattern "$pattern" -casesensitive -heading $heading -usa $usa -accession $accession -name $search_name -description $description -html $html_out1 -auto You can view the original documentation here_. .. _here: http://emboss.sourceforge.net/apps/release/5.0/emboss/apps/textsearch.html