Command-line PAUP* on Intel-based Mac OS X
Post date: Jul 21, 2014 12:57:10 PM
These are short notes to remind me how to install and execute the command-line PAUP* on Mac OS X (or other UNIX/Linux system):
1. Download the "portable" version of PAUP* from here: http://paup.scs.fsu.edu/downloads/
2. Save the download to: /Users/[your user name]/
3. Open Terminal
4. Type the following commands:
tar -xf ./paup4b10-x86-macosx.tar
cd paup4b10-x86-macosx
./paup4b10-x86-macosx
5. If the last command doesn't start PAUP*, try:
file paup4b10-x86-macosx
6. After this, commands are exactly what you would type in the PC or window'ed version of the program:
execute [Nexus file]
hsearch addseq=random
showtrees
describetrees
etc.