---
name: "xlink"
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/xlink"
---

# xlink(1)

look up related local NCBI Entrez Direct archive search results

## NAME

xlink - look up related local NCBI Entrez Direct archive search results

## SYNOPSIS

**xlink** \[**-h**\[**elp**\]\|\[**--**\]**help**\] **-target** *target*

## DESCRIPTION

**xfilter** looks up records related to results from a previous local Entrez Direct archive search.

## OPTIONS

- **-target** *target*

  Cross-reference type, *e.g.* **CITED** for PubMed.

- **-h**\[**elp**\]\|\[**--**\]**help**

  Print a summary of options and an example pipeline.

## 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), [**cit2pmid**(1)](/cit2pmid/1.md), [**combine-uid-lists**(1)](/combine-uid-lists/1.md), [**difference-uid-lists**(1)](/difference-uid-lists/1.md), [**download-ncbi-data**(1)](/download-ncbi-data/1.md), [**download-pmc**(1)](/download-pmc/1.md), [**download-pubmed**(1)](/download-pubmed/1.md), [**edict**(1)](/edict/1.md), [**ecollect**(1)](/ecollect/1.md), [**efetch**(1)](/efetch/1.md), [**elink**(1)](/elink/1.md), [**esearch**(1)](/esearch/1.md), [**exclude-uid-lists**(1)](/exclude-uid-lists/1.md), [**intersect-uid-lists**(1)](/intersect-uid-lists/1.md), [**pm-refresh**(1)](/pm-refresh/1.md), [**rchive**(1)](/rchive/1.md), [**xfetch**(1)](/xfetch/1.md), [**xfilter**(1)](/xfilter/1.md), [**xinfo**(1)](/xinfo/1.md), [**xlink**(1)](/xlink/1.md), [**xsearch**(1)](/xsearch/1.md), [**xtract**(1)](/xtract/1.md).