---
name: "archive-nlmnlp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-entrez-direct"
version: "24.0.20250523+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/archive-nlmnlp"
---

# archive-nlmnlp(1)

maintain a local BioConcepts (PubTator) and GeneRifs archive

## NAME

archive-nlmnlp - maintain a local BioConcepts (PubTator) and GeneRifs archive

## SYNOPSIS

**archive-nlmnlp** \[\[**-**\]**daily**\|\[**-**\]\[**re**\]**index**\] \[\[**-**\]**clean**\|\[**-**\]**clear**\|\[**-**\]**scrub**\|\[**-**\]**scour**\|\[**-**\]**scratch**\|\[**-**\]**erase**\] \[**-ftp**\|**-http**\[**s**\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**archive-nlmnlp** prepares a directory to hold a local BioConcepts (PubTator) and GeneRifs archive, then downloads a full database dump from NCBI's servers, organizes the dump into an [**rchive**(1)](/rchive/1.md) trie, and refreshes the versioned records.

## OPTIONS

- \[**-**\]**daily**

  Additionally produce or update an inverted index.

- \[**-**\]\[**re**\]**index**

  Fully reindex, complete with an inverted index.

- \[**-**\]**clean**\|\[**-**\]**clear**\|\[**-**\]**scrub**\|\[**-**\]**scour**\|\[**-**\]**scratch**\|\[**-**\]**erase**

  Delete **Scratch** directories.

- **-ftp**

  Download needed data via FTP (default).

- **-http**\[**s**\]

  Download needed data via HTTPS.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **EDIRECT\_LOCAL\_ARCHIVE**

  Local archive directory to use; expected to hold an absolute path.

- **EDIRECT\_LOCAL\_WORKING**

  Directory to hold intermediate subtrees; expected to hold an absolute path. Defaults to the local archive directory when not set.

## SEE ALSO

[**archive-nihocc**(1)](/archive-nihocc/1.md), [**archive-nmcds**(1)](/archive-nmcds/1.md), [**archive-pids**(1)](/archive-pids/1.md), [**archive-pmc**(1)](/archive-pmc/1.md), [**archive-pubmed**(1)](/archive-pubmed/1.md), [**archive-taxonomy**(1)](/archive-taxonomy/1.md), [**nquire**(1)](/nquire/1.md), [**pm-clean**(1)](/pm-clean/1.md), [**pm-prepare**(1)](/pm-prepare/1.md), [**pm-setup**(1)](/pm-setup/1.md), [**rchive**(1)](/rchive/1.md), [**xfetch**(1)](/xfetch/1.md), [**xfilter**(1)](/xfilter/1.md), [**xinfo**(1)](/xinfo/1.md), [**xlink**(1)](/xlink/1.md), [**xsearch**(1)](/xsearch/1.md), [**xtract**(1)](/xtract/1.md).