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.\"      Date: 05/11/2012
.\"    Manual: EMBOSS Manual for Debian
.\"    Source: EMBOSS 6.4.0
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "EDAMDEF" "1e" "05/11/2012" "EMBOSS 6.4.0" "EMBOSS Manual for Debian"
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.SH "NAME"
edamdef \- Find EDAM ontology terms by definition
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBedamdef\fR\ 'u
\fBedamdef\fR \fB\-query\ \fR\fB\fIstring\fR\fR [\fB\-namespace\ \fR\fB\fIlist\fR\fR] \fB\-subclasses\ \fR\fB\fIboolean\fR\fR \fB\-obsolete\ \fR\fB\fIboolean\fR\fR \fB\-edamdef\ \fR\fB\fIoutobo\fR\fR
.HP \w'\fBedamdef\fR\ 'u
\fBedamdef\fR \fB\-help\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBedamdef\fR
is a command line program from EMBOSS (\(lqthe European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite\(rq)\&. It is part of the "Ontology:EDAM,Data retrieval:Ontology data" command group(s)\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.SS "Input section"
.PP
\fB\-query\fR \fIstring\fR
.RS 4
.RE
.SS "Additional section"
.PP
\fB\-namespace\fR \fIlist\fR
.RS 4
By default all terms are returned\&. Searches can be limited to one or a few namespaces\&. Default value: *
.RE
.SS "Advanced section"
.PP
\fB\-subclasses\fR \fIboolean\fR
.RS 4
Extend the query matches to include all terms which are specialisations (EDAM sub\-classes) of the matched type\&. Default value: N
.RE
.PP
\fB\-obsolete\fR \fIboolean\fR
.RS 4
The default behaviour is to not use or return obsolete terms\&. This option if set will include all terms\&. Default value: N
.RE
.SS "Output section"
.PP
\fB\-edamdef\fR \fIoutobo\fR
.RS 4
.RE
.SH "BUGS"
.PP
Bugs can be reported to the Debian Bug Tracking system (http://bugs\&.debian\&.org/emboss), or directly to the EMBOSS developers (http://sourceforge\&.net/tracker/?group_id=93650&atid=605031)\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
edamdef is fully documented via the
\fBtfm\fR(1)
system\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBDebian Med Packaging Team\fR <\&debian\-med\-packaging@lists\&.alioth\&.debian\&.org\&>
.RS 4
Wrote the script used to autogenerate this manual page\&.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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.PP
This manual page was autogenerated from an Ajax Control Definition of the EMBOSS package\&. It can be redistributed under the same terms as EMBOSS itself\&.
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