NAME
esearch - search an NCBI Entrez database
SYNOPSIS
esearch [-help] -db name -query str [-sort field] [-days N] [-datetype field] [-mindate date] [-maxdate date] [-spell] [-translate] [-component]
DESCRIPTION
esearch searches an NCBI Entrez database for a given query.
OPTIONS
Query
Specification
-db name
Entrez database name.
-query str
Query string.
Document
Order
-sort field
Sort results by the given field.
Date
Constraint
-days N
Return only results from the past N days.
-datetype field
Which date field (in abbreviated form) to consider.
-mindate date
Start of date range.
-maxdate date
End of date range.
Spell Check
|
-spell |
Correct misspellings in query. |
Query
Translation
-translate
Show automatic term mapping.
-component
Individual term mapping items.
Miscellaneous Arguments
|
-help |
Print usage information. |
SEE ALSO
cit2pmid(1), combine-uid-lists(1), difference-uid-lists(1), efetch(1), efilter(1), exclude-uid-lists(1), intersect-uid-lists(1), nquire(1).