====== last ======

**last** is a software module available on **Comet**.

===== last overview =====

To access **last** on Comet, run ''module load last''. This will load the //default// version of **last**.

An overview of the module information is shown below (''module -r spider ^last$''):

<code lang=text>
  last: last/1422
    Description:
      LAST - Local Alignment Search Tool for DNA and protein sequences

    This module can be loaded directly: module load last/1422

    Help:
      LAST is a sequence alignment program designed for comparing large sets of DNA or protein sequences. It is particularly good for aligning reads or genomes with high accuracy and speed.
      
      Tools included:
        - lastal: perform alignments
        - lastdb: create searchable databases
        - last-train: estimate scoring parameters
        - last-split: split alignments
        - Additional utilities for FASTA/FASTQ and MAF file processing
      
      Website: https://gitlab.com/mcfrith/last
</code>

If there are multiple versions of **last** listed, then you can load a //specific// version as follows:
<code lang=bash>
$ module load last/version_string
</code>

You can find the most //up to date information// whilst logged on to Comet by running ''module -r spider ^last$''.

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===== last Help =====

The module **last** has the following embedded help text (''module help last''):

<code lang=text>LAST is a sequence alignment program designed for comparing large sets of DNA or protein sequences. It is particularly good for aligning reads or genomes with high accuracy and speed.

Tools included:
  - lastal: perform alignments
  - lastdb: create searchable databases
  - last-train: estimate scoring parameters
  - last-split: split alignments
  - Additional utilities for FASTA/FASTQ and MAF file processing

Website: https://gitlab.com/mcfrith/last

</code>

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===== last Dependencies =====

There are no dependencies listed for **last**

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