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fetch-pmc(1)

fetch-pmc1

Fetch records from a local ncbi pubmed central archive by uid

Usage

fetch-pmc [{-strict | -mixed}] [[-path] dir]

Overview

fetch-pmc reads a list of record IDs from standard input and prints to standard output the corresponding portions of a local NCBI PubMed archive produced by archive-pmc(1), typically for further processing by xtract(1) or the like.

Options

-strict|-mixed

Run rchive(1) with -flag strict or -flag mixed, respectively.

[-path] dir

Use the local archive in dir.

Environment

EDIRECT_PMC_MASTER

Local archive directory to use in the absence of -path. Expected to hold an absolute path; mandatory when not supplying a path on the command line.

From ncbi-entrez-direct 19.0.20230216+dfsg-2+b1 in Debian 12 (Bookworm). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.