esearch
Perform a new Entrez search using terms in indexed fields. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Perform a new Entrez search using terms in indexed fields. It is part of the edirect package.
Search the pubmed database for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
esearch -db pubmed -query "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor"IdentifySearch the protein database using a query and regex
esearch -db protein -query 'Escherichia*'IdentifySearch the nucleotide database for sequences whose metadata contain insulin and rodents
esearch -db nuccore -query "insulin [PROT] AND rodents [ORGN]"IdentifyDisplay help
esearch -helpIdentify