Parsing a fasta file

Question

[AP]

Hello everyone,

I have a fasta file like this in multiple lines

>jgi|Necha2|9923|gw1.3.792.1
CGTGGCCAGGCTCTTTATATTCGCTCACTCTTCGAGGCCAACCGCAATGTGACTGATCCGAGACACCAAA
GAGCTCTGTTGACGGAGACAGAGAAGCTACTGGAGAGCTGGAAGCACCCCGATCCCTACACGCCCCCGAC
TGCTCCCGGAGGCTCAAAGTTCGAGCGAAACCTGCCATCGCCTATCCTCGACCGTGAGCCG
>jgi|Necha2|59698|estExt_Genewise1.C_sca_3_chr4_2_00004
CAATTGTCATCACCACGACGCTCTCCGACTCATCCATTCGTCGCAAAGTCTCACCAGACTCACTCACTTC
TTTTTTCACCCAAACCACCCCAACCAACCCACTTTCAAAATGACTGGCGGCGGCAAGTCTGGCGGCAAGG
CCTCTGGTTCCAAGAACGCGCAATCGCGTTCTTCCAAGGCTGGTCTCGCGTTCCCTGTTGGTCGTGTCCA
CCGTCTTCTCCGAAAGGGCAACTACGCTCAGCGTGTCGGTGCCGGTGCCCCTGTGTACCTCGCTGCCGTC
CTTGAGTATCTTGCTGCCGAAATCCTCGAGTTGGCTGGCAACGCTGCCCGTGACAACAAGAAGACCCGTA

How can I change this into format like this with fasta sequence in just one line

>jgi|Necha2|9923|gw1.3.792.1
CGTGGCCAGGCTCTTTATATTCGCTCACTCTTCGAGGCCAACCGCAATGTGACTGATCCGAGACACCAAAGAGCTCTGTTGACGGAGACAGAGAAGCTACTGGAGAGCTGGAAGCACCCCGATCCCTACACGCCCCCGAC

 >jgi|Necha2|59698|estExt_Genewise1.C_sca_3_chr4_2_00004
    CAATTGTCATCACCACGACGCTCTCCGACTCATCCATTCGTCGCAAAGTCTCACCAGACTCACTCACTTCTTTTTTCACCCAAACCACCCCAACCAACCCACTTTCAAAATGACTGGCGGCGGCAAGTCTGGCGGCAAGGCCTCTGGTTCCAAGAACGCGCAATCGCGTTCTTCCAAGGCTGGTCTCGCGTTCCCTGTTGGTCGTGTCCACCGTCTTCTCCGAAAGGGCAACTACGCTCAGCGTGTCGGTGCCGGTGCCCCTGTGTACCTCGCTGCCGTCCTTGAGTATCTTGCTGCCGAAATCCTCGAGTTGGCTGGCAACGCTGCCCGTGACAACAAGAAGACCCGTA

Thank you, Ambika

[Ram]

What have you tried?

[AP]

I tried this awk command

 awk '/^>/ {printf("%s%s\t",(N>0?"\n":""),$0);N++;next;} {printf("%s",$0);} END {printf("\n");}' < input_best_transcripts.fasta > output.fa

It gives me the fasta file with single line

>jgi|Necha2|9923|gw1.3.792.1    CGTGGCCAGGCTCTTTATATTCGCTCACTCTTCGAGGCCAACCGCAATGTGACTGATCCGAGACACCAAAGAGCTCTGTTGACGGAGACAGAGAAGCTACTGGAGAGCTGGAAGCACCCCGATCCCTACACGCCCCCGACTGCTCCCGGAGGCTCAAAGTTCGAGCGAAACCTGCCATCGCCTATCCTCGACCGTGAGCCG
>jgi|Necha2|59698|estExt_Genewise1.C_sca_3_chr4_2_00004 CAATTGTCATCACCACGACGCTCTCCGACTCATCCATTCGTCGCAAAGTCTCACCAGACTCACTCACTTCTTTTTTCACCCAAACCACCCCAACCAACCCACTTTCAAAATGACTGGCGGCGGCAAGTCTGGCGGCAAGGCCTCTGGTTCCAAGAACGCGC

but I think what I need is one line with the name, gene and scaffold details and next line with the sequence.

[AK]

Try changing from \t to \n:

awk '/^>/ {printf("%s%s\n",(N>0?"\n":""),$0);N++;next;} {printf("%s",$0);} END {printf("\n");}'

Or seqkit with global flags:

-w, --line-width int                  line width when outputing FASTA format (0 for no wrap) (default 60)

For example:

seqkit seq -w 0 input_best_transcripts.fasta

[AP]

I think I figure it out with the sed command. I just replaced the space that I had with that output.fa file with a line using this code.

 sed 's/\t/\n/g' output.fa> output1.fa

>jgi|Necha2|9923|gw1.3.792.1
CGTGGCCAGGCTCTTTATATTCGCTCACTCTTCGAGGCCAACCGCAATGTGACTGATCCGAGACACCAAAGAGCTCTGTTGACGGAGACAGAGAAGCTACTGGAGAGCTGGAAGCACCCCGATCCCTACACGCCCCCGACTGCTCCCGGAGGCTCAAAGTTCGAGCGAAACCTGCCATCGCCTATCCTCGACCGTGAGCCG
>jgi|Necha2|59698|estExt_Genewise1.C_sca_3_chr4_2_00004
CAATTGTCATCACCACGACGCTCTCCGACTCATCCATTCGTCGCAAAGTCTCACCAGACTCACTCACTTCTTTTTTCACCCAAACCACCCCAACCAACCCACTTTCAAAATGACTGGCGGCGGCAAGTCTGGCGGCAAGGCCTCTGGTTCCAAGAACGCGCAATCGCGTTCTTCCAAGGCTGGTCTCGCGTTCCCTGTTGGTCGTGTCCACCGTCTTCTCCGAAAGGGC

[Ram]

That's great! What you needed in your earlier awk was to either use > as the record separator and manipulate the file or substitute \n with '' (replace with nothing, essentially removing the new line) on all lines not starting with a >