How to Setup SRA Toolkit
<p>Once the file extraction is complete, to properly execute the toolkit, create a PATH environment in the terminal using the following command:<br />
<code>cd</code> (goes back home)<br />
<code>vi .profile</code> (opens the editor)</p>
<p>Press <code>I</code> key and then hit Enter.<br />
The terminal screen will change into <code>— Insert —</code> mode.</p>
<p>Paste or input your path. For me it will look like this:<br />
<code>export PATH=/home/compbio/sra_data/sratoolkit.3.0.1-ubuntu64/bin:$PATH</code></p>
<p>Note: Make sure you are correctly entering the pathway where <strong>your toolkit is installed</strong>. Notice the end of the directory for the toolkit is bin where the software tools e.g. fastq-dump are located.</p>
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