epost - upload a batch of NCBI Entrez record identifiers
epost [
-help] [
-db name] [
-id ID(s)] [
-format fmt] [
-input filename]
epost uploads a batch of record identifiers (textual accessions or
numeric UIDs) to Entrez history servers for processing by other Entrez Direct
commands. By default, it reads these identifiers from standard input.
- -help
- Print usage information.
-
-db name
- Indicate that the identifiers are from the specified
database.
-
-id ID(s)
- Specify identifiers directly.
-
-format fmt
-
uid or acc(ession).
-
-input filename
- Read from filename instead of standard input (which
is then free to receive pipeline state from other Entrez Direct
commands).
elink(1),
nquire(1).