---
name: "pm-promote"
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/pm-promote"
---

# pm-promote(1)

produce postings files for a local NCBI PubMed archive

## NAME

pm-promote - produce postings files for a local NCBI PubMed archive

## SYNOPSIS

**pm-promote** *dir*

## DESCRIPTION

**pm-promote** produces postings files on the basis of the **pm-merge** output in the current directory, placing its own output in *dir*.

## SEE ALSO

[**index-pubmed**(1)](/index-pubmed/1.md), [**pm-invert**(1)](/pm-invert/1.md), [**rchive**(1)](/rchive/1.md).