---
name: "ecitmatch"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-entrez-direct"
version: "14.6.20210224+dfsg-4+b1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ecitmatch"
---

# ecitmatch(1)

look up a citation's PubMed ID (DEPRECATED)

## NAME

ecitmatch - look up a citation's PubMed ID (DEPRECATED)

## SYNOPSIS

**ecitmatch** (**edirect -citmatch**) \[**-help**\] \[**-journal** *title*\] \[**-year** *year*\] \[**-volume** *N*\] \[**-page** *N*\] \[**-author** *name*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Note:** **ecitmatch** will not appear in future releases of NCBI Entrez Direct.

**ecitmatch** prints (to standard output) the numeric PubMed identifier for a specified article. If there were multiple matches, it substitutes a parenthesized expression of the form **(***n* **citations)**. If there were no matches, it prints nothing at all.

## OPTIONS

- **-help**

  Print a summary of available options.

- **-journal** *title*

  Match only articles whose journal has the given title (which may be specified as a standard abbreviation).

- **-year** *year*

  Match only articles published in the given year.

- **-volume** *N*

  Match only articles with the given volume number.

- **-page** *N*

  Match only articles starting on the given page number.

- **-author** *name*

  *Match only articles with the given author name* *(may be partial; may not be repeated).*

## SEE ALSO

[**edirect**(1)](/edirect/1.md).