einfo
NCBI Entrez database information tool
TLDR
Print all database names
$ einfo -dbs
Print all information of a database in XML format$ einfo -db [protein]
Print all fields of a database$ einfo -db [nuccore] -fields
Print all links of a database$ einfo -db [protein] -links
SYNOPSIS
einfo [options]
DESCRIPTION
einfo provides information about NCBI Entrez databases. It shows the number of records indexed in each field, last update dates, and available cross-database links.Part of the NCBI EDirect utilities for programmatic access to biological databases.
PARAMETERS
-dbs
List all database names.-db database
Specify database to query.-fields
Show available search fields for the database.-links
Show available cross-database links.-help
Print usage information.-email address
E-mail address to send with requests.
INSTALL
sudo apt install epub-utils
sudo dnf install ebook-tools
sudo pacman -S ebook-tools
sudo apk add ebook-tools
sudo zypper install ebook-tools
brew install ebook-tools
CAVEATS
Part of the edirect package from NCBI. Requires internet connection. Output is in XML format by default.