PDB_TIDY(1) User Commands PDB_TIDY(1)

pdb_tidy - manual page for pdb_tidy 2.5.1

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Modifies the file to adhere (as much as possible) to the format specifications.

Expects a sorted file - REMARK/ATOM/HETATM/END - so use pdb_sort in case you are not sure.

- Adding TER statements after chain breaks/changes - Truncating/Padding all lines to 80 characters - Adds END statement at the end of the file

Will remove all original TER/END statements from the file.

python pdb_tidy.py [-strict] <pdb file>

python pdb_tidy.py 1CTF.pdb python pdb_tidy.py -strict 1CTF.pdb # does not add TER on chain breaks

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.

December 2023 pdb_tidy 2.5.1