Reduce the headers in a fasta file to just the gi number?
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8.9 years ago

I simply want to reduce the headers in a fasta file from the long version below to simply the gi. i.e.

>gi|103058628|gb|DQ517338.1| Staphylococcus phage 80alpha, complete sequence
AGGTATCTGCATAGTTATTCCGAACTTCCAATTAATAAAACTCTATACCCGTAATCTTCAATGAGTTCTG
GCGCTTCCCTTTAATTCCTTTTACATATTCAAAATGAATGTTTTTGATTGCCATCTTTATGAATTCAGTT
TTTAACTCATCTTCCATTAATTCCCAGCCGTTTAGCAATGAATACTTGAAATTTTTAATCTTCTCATAGT

To:

>103058628
AGGTATCTGCATAGTTATTCCGAACTTCCAATTAATAAAACTCTATACCCGTAATCTTCAATGAGTTCTG
GCGCTTCCCTTTAATTCCTTTTACATATTCAAAATGAATGTTTTTGATTGCCATCTTTATGAATTCAGTT
TTTAACTCATCTTCCATTAATTCCCAGCCGTTTAGCAATGAATACTTGAAATTTTTAATCTTCTCATAGT

I'm guessing awk or grep has the technology!

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Tip: awk and grep extract things, sed alters things. See Pierre's answer.

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8.9 years ago

just sed:

sed 's/^>gi|\([0-9]*\)|.*/>\1/' < in.fasta
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Excellent! Well sed

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How can I do it If I need both gi and gb numbers like >gi|103058628|gb|DQ517338.1|?

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