There are several subdirectories in the package that contains additional files for specific purposes.
| Table 2.2.2 Files under blast root directory | |
| File name | File content |
|---|---|
| /data | Scoring matrices used in BLAST searches |
| /db | Test databases for BLAST and RPS-BLAST |
| /docs | Various documents for the package |
| /images | Images used by different BLAST web forms and result pages |
| /TmpGifs | For temporary storage of BLAST overview gif files |
Note: Directories /db, /data, /images, and /TmpGifs are the mandatory directories required for blast server to function properly.