---
name: "download-flatfile"
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/download-flatfile"
---

# download-flatfile(1)

download consolidated NCBI GenBank flatfiles.

## NAME

download-flatfile - download consolidated NCBI GenBank flatfiles.

## SYNOPSIS

**download-flatfile** \[**-ftp**\|**-http**\[**s**\]\] \[**-verify**\|**-validate**\] *division* ...

## DESCRIPTION

**download-validate** downloads one or more divisions of NCBI's GenBank flatfile archive to the current directory, or checks existing downloads.

## OPTIONS

- **-ftp**

  Download via FTP (default).

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

  Download via HTTPS.

- **-verify**\|**-validate**

  Check existing downloads and remove any corrupt or empty files.

- *division* ...

  Division(s) to download.

## SEE ALSO

[**csv2xml**(1)](/csv2xml/1.md), [**download-ncbi-data**(1)](/download-ncbi-data/1.md), [**download-pmc**(1)](/download-pmc/1.md), [**download-pubmed**(1)](/download-pubmed/1.md), [**download-sequence**(1)](/download-sequence/1.md), [**nquire**(1)](/nquire/1.md), [**rchive**(1)](/rchive/1.md), [**transmute**(1)](/transmute/1.md), [**xtract**(1)](/xtract/1.md).