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ProbabilityPlot

ProbabilityPlot is used to create a base pairing probabilities plot after calculating the partition function. The output is a Postscript document.

USAGE: ProbabilityPlot <save file> <ps file> [options]

Required parameters:

<save file> The name of a file containing probability data from a previous partition function calculation. These partition function save files usually end in ".pfs".
<ps file> The name of a Postscript image file to which output will be written.

Options which don't require added values:

-h, -H, --help Display the usage details message.

Options which require added values:

-e, -E, --entries Specify the number of categories in the plot legend.
Default is 5 entries.
-max, -MAX, --maximum Specify the maximum value in the plot.
Default is the largest valid value in the plot.
-min, -MIN, --minimum Specify the minimum value in the plot.
Default is the smallest valid value in the plot.

References:

  1. Reuter, J.S. and Mathews, D.H.
    "RNAstructure: software for RNA secondary structure prediction and analysis."
    BMC Bioinformatics, 11:129. (2010).
  2. Mathews, D.H.
    "Using an RNA secondary structure partition function to determine confidence in base pairs predicted by free energy minimization."
    RNA, 10:1178-1190. (2004).
  3. McCaskill, J.S.
    "The equilibrium partition function and base pair probabilities for RNA secondary structure."
    Biopolymers, 29:1105-1119. (1990).