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gbrowse(1)


NAME

   GBrowse2 - The Generic Genome Browser

SYNOPSIS

   libgbrowse-perl [-h]

INSTALLATION

   If  Apache2  is installed on the system, the software has configured it
   to link URLs to GBrowse directories. A restart of Apache is required to
   take    it    into    account.    Configuration    is    available   in
   /etc/gbrowse2/apache2.conf file.
    If another web server  is  used,  one  should  refer  to  the  apache2
   template to map urls in the same way.

DEPENDENCIES

   Additional  optional  perl  dependencies  exist  to  provide additional
   features. Please refer to Optional modules in  INSTALL  file  for  more
   information.

CONFIGURATION

   gbrowse2   Configuration   files  are  located  in  /etc/gbrowse.  Main
   configuration  file   is   GBrowse.conf.   It   contains   the   global
   configuration elements. Specific configuration files are located in the
   same directory per data bank. For more details, one should refer to the
   GBrowse documentation.
    Installation is provided with a Yeast genome sample.

DESCRIPTION

   GBrowse is a simple but highly
    configurable web-based genome browser. It is a component of the
    Generic Model Organism Systems Database project (GMOD).
    Some of its features:
     * Simultaneous bird's eye and detailed views of the genome;
     * Scroll, zoom, center;
     * Attach arbitrary URLs to any annotation;
     *  Order  and  appearance of tracks are customizable by administrator
   and
       end-user;
     * Search by annotation ID, name, or comment;
     * Supports third party annotation using GFF formats;
     * Settings persist across sessions;
     * DNA and GFF dumps;
     * Connectivity to different databases, including BioSQL and Chado;
     * Multi-language support;
     * Third-party feature loading;
     * Customizable plug-in architecture (e.g. run BLAST,  dump  &  import
   many
       formats,  find oligonucleotides, design primers, create restriction
   maps,
       edit features).

WEB ACCESS

   GBrowse is accessible at URL http://localhost/gbrowse2

AUTHOR

   Olivier Sallou (olivier.sallou (at) irisa.fr) - Man page and  packaging
   Lincoln Stein - GBrowse



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