# autodock

## Summary

+ **Module Name:** autodock
+ **Support Level:** Secondary Support
+ **Software Access Level:** Open Access
+ **Home Page:** [http://autodock.scripps.edu](http://autodock.scripps.edu)

## Software Description

AutoDock is a suite of automated docking tools. It is designed to
predict how small molecules, such as substrates or drug candidates, bind
to a receptor of known 3D structure.
## General Linux

To run Autdock commands (i.e., the CLI) interactively in a Linux
environment run the command(s):

    module load autodock
    autodock4 -p filename

    or

    autogrid4 -p filename

To run AutoDock Tools (GUI) interactively in a Linux environment run the
command(s):

    module load autodock/4.2
    adt

The GUI for versions 4.2.6 and later have been migrated to a separate
package, mgltools.