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How S2S saves your data?
S2S allows you to save your data in binary or textual files. When you select the "Save Alignment As..." choice in the File menu:
  • choose a name ending with ".s2s" for a binary save,
  • any other choice will produce a textual save.
Each file format has its own advantages and drawbacks:
  • the textual format takes more time to be saved and reloaded. But it is compatible with all the S2S versions. It is also human-readable and searchable by tools like grep or awk
  • the binary format is faster to be saved and reloaded. But it is only compatible with the version of S2S which produces it.
Details about the textual format used by S2S
When your data are saved using the textual format, S2S creates a directory with the name you have chosen. It contains four sub-directories:
  • TertiaryStructures: stores the data for the 3D structures
  • SecondaryStructures: stores the data for the 2D structures
  • StructuralAlignments: stores the data for the structural alignments
  • Molecules: stores the molecules annotated by the data stored in the three other directories