---
name: "pm-prepare"
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/pm-prepare"
---

# pm-prepare(1)

prepare directories to hold a local NCBI Entrez Direct archive

## NAME

pm-prepare - prepare directories to hold a local NCBI Entrez Direct archive

## SYNOPSIS

**pm-prepare** **-db** *database*

## DESCRIPTION

**pm-prepare** prepares directories to hold a local Entrez Direct archive. It also advises the user on steps to ensure that access to this tree is quick and that the system knows to treat it as a cache.

## OPTIONS

- **-db** *database*

  Specific database to cover.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **EDIRECT\_LOCAL\_ARCHIVE**

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

## SEE ALSO

[**archive-nihocc**(1)](/archive-nihocc/1.md), [**archive-nlmnlp**(1)](/archive-nlmnlp/1.md), [**archive-nmcds**(1)](/archive-nmcds/1.md), [**archive-pids**(1)](/archive-pids/1.md), [**archive-pmc**(1)](/archive-pmc/1.md), [**archive-pubmed**(1)](/archive-pubmed/1.md), [**archive-taxonomy**(1)](/archive-taxonomy/1.md), [**download-pmc**(1)](/download-pmc/1.md), [**download-pubmed**(1)](/download-pubmed/1.md), [**pm-clean**(1)](/pm-clean/1.md), [**pm-setup**(1)](/pm-setup/1.md), [**rchive**(1)](/rchive/1.md).