---
name: "download-sequence"
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-sequence"
---

# download-sequence(1)

download NCBI ASN.1 biological sequence batches

## NAME

download-sequence - download NCBI ASN.1 biological sequence batches

## SYNOPSIS

**download-sequence** *division...*

## DESCRIPTION

**download-sequence** downloads one or more divisions of NCBI's (GenBank, GenPept, and the like) biological sequence archive to the current directory.

## OPTIONS

- *division...*

  Archive division(s) to download.

## SEE ALSO

[**download-flatfile**(1)](/download-flatfile/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), [**refseq-nm-cds**(1)](/refseq-nm-cds/1.md),