mscript: Front-end to Molscript and Raster3D.
mscript [-p|r|R] [-s] [-o outfile] infile
mscript makes generation of images easier by providing an easier way to take a molscript input file and view or save the resulting image in several formats. The image may be viewed in postscript format or after rendering by Raster3D. The image may also be saved as a postscript, Raster3D input, or SGI rgb file. mscript also provides a single command syntax that is both easier to remember and shorter to type than would be required by the direct use of Molscript and Raster3d.
The only required argument is infile, the molscript input file. All other command line arguments are optional.
-p postscript output. Without -s, gs(1) is invoked to view the output.
-r rendered output. Without -s, the molscript output is rendered and then viewed with display(1).
-R raster3d output.
Usage:
mscript -p|r [-s] [-o outfile] infile
-p = postscript output
-r = rgb (or raster3d output)
either of the two above invokes the appropriate viewer unless one of
the flags below is specified
-R = save in Raster3D input file format
-o = save output in file filename (must specify output filename)
-s = save output in file (use default filename) based on the
name of the input file, e.g. file.in results in the output
going to either file.rgb or file.ps depending on whether
the "-r" or "-p" flag is selected