This is a short tutorial on the basics of getting started with standalone BLAST+ in the Ubuntu command line.Code is intended for use on an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS OS.Note that a web server for BLASTP is also available: https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?PROGRAM=blastp&PAGE_TYPE=BlastSearch&LINK_LOC=blasthomeFor details on BLAST please see the NCBI webpage and release notes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK131777/And the NCBI paper on BLAST+: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003500?dopt=Citation