---
name: "edict"
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/edict"
---

# edict(1)

HTTP server for EDirect local PubMed archive and search system

## NAME

edict - HTTP server for EDirect local PubMed archive and search system

## SYNOPSIS

**edict** \[**-host** *host*\] \[**-port** *port*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**edict** offers an HTTP interface for querying a local Entrez Direct archive.

## OPTIONS

- **-host** *host*

  Listen on a specific network interface. In particular, **-host localhost** will disallow remote connections.

- **-port** *port*

  Listen on the given TCP port (**8080** by default).

## ENVIRONMENT

- **EDIRECT\_LOCAL\_ARCHIVE**

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

## SEE ALSO

[**archive-pubmed**(1)](/archive-pubmed/1.md), [**cit2pmid**(1)](/cit2pmid/1.md), [**nquire**(1)](/nquire/1.md), [**xfetch**(1)](/xfetch/1.md), [**xinfo**(1)](/xinfo/1.md), [**xlink**(1)](/xlink/1.md), [**xsearch**(1)](/xsearch/1.md).