pgWalk for Windows

The pgWalk software (Release 14.07.31) for Windows (both 32-bit and 64-bit) is available free of charge for academic usage. You can follow the steps specified below to use the software:

Download the software package pgwalk-windows.rar

# This is a compressed package (2821MB).

2.	Create a working directory.

# For example: C:\pgwalk\.

3.	Decompress the downloaded package to the working directory.

# The package contains an executable and a gzipped data file.

4.	Type "cmd" (quotes not included) in the address bar.

# This is a console application.

5.	Usage: pgwalk -d OMIM -c candidates.txt -o output.txt

# Specify the MIM number (e.g. 615369), candidate pgwalk (e.g. example.txt) to get the output file.

The pgWalk software has been tested in Windows 8.1 (64-bit), 8 (64-bit), 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Vista (32-bit) and XP (32-bit). If you have any bug reports, comments, suggestions, and questions, please do not hesitate to send us an email.

pgWalk for Linux

The pgWalk software (Release 14.07.31) for Linux (both 32-bit and 64-bit) is available free of charge for academic usage. You can follow the steps specified below to use the software:

# Change to your home directory $HOME.

2.	mkdir pgwalk

# Create the working directory named "pgwalk" (or whatever you like).

3.	cd pgwalk

# Change to the working directory.

4.	Download the software package pgwalk-linux.tar.gz

# This is a compressed package (2853MB).

5.	Decompress the downloaded package to the working directory.

# The package contains an executable and a gzipped data file.

6.	Usage: pgwalk -d OMIM -c candidates.txt -o output.txt

# Specify the MIM number (e.g. 615369), candidate pgwalk (e.g. example.txt) to get the output file.

The pgWalk software has been tested in Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit), Mint 16 (32-bit) and Mageia 3 (32-bit). If you have any bug reports, comments, suggestions, and questions, please do not hesitate to send us an email.