NAME
esearch - search an NCBI Entrez database
SYNOPSIS
esearch [-help] -db name -query str [-sort field] [-days N] [-datetype field] [-mindate date] [-maxdate date] [-spell] [-translate] [-component]
DESCRIPTION
esearch searches an NCBI Entrez database for a given query.
OPTIONS
Query Specification
- -db name
-
Entrez database name.
- -query str
-
Query string.
Document Order
- -sort field
-
Sort results by the given field.
Date Constraint
- -days N
-
Return only results from the past N days.
- -datetype field
-
Which date field (in abbreviated form) to consider.
- -mindate date
-
Start of date range.
- -maxdate date
-
End of date range.
Spell Check
- -spell
-
Correct misspellings in query.
Query Translation
- -translate
-
Show automatic term mapping.
- -component
-
Individual term mapping items.
Miscellaneous Arguments
- -help
-
Print usage information.
SEE ALSO
cit2pmid(1), combine-uid-lists(1), difference-uid-lists(1), ecollect(1), efetch(1), efilter(1), elink(1), exclude-uid-lists(1), intersect-uid-lists(1), nquire(1), xfetch(1), xfilter(1), xlink(1), xsearch(1).