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NAME

bp_einfo - Query einfo to find all available databases or information about a specific database (field information or links to other NCBI databases).

VERSION

version 1.77

SYNOPSIS

bp_einfo [-d database] [-f Field Code] [-l Link Name] [-o outfile]

DESCRIPTION

Command line options:

-e/--email
      Valid email (required by NCBI policy)

-d/--db/--database
      NCBI database to query
      (default = none, which shows available databases)

-f/--field
      print out information about a specific field code
      (default = none)

-l/--link
      print out information about a specific link name
      (default = none)

-o/--out
      outfile
      (default = STDOUT)

-h/--help
      show this documentation
-a/api_key
      NCBI API key (recommended)

As per NCBI's policy regarding eutils access, a valid email is required. This is not enforced here (if one is provided you will get a standard warning), but don't be surprised if this doesn't work after June 1, 2010 unless one is supplied.

If -d is not specified, field and link arguments are ignored and all available databases are printed instead.

If either link names or field codes (or both) are specified, nothing else is printed out (only the info requested). You can specify as many fields and/or links as you want by using multiple -f/-l <ARG> on the command line.

FEEDBACK

Mailing lists

User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.

bioperl-l@bioperl.org               - General discussion
https://bioperl.org/Support.html    - About the mailing lists

Support

Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list: bioperl-l@bioperl.org rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

https://github.com/bioperl/bio-eutilities/issues

AUTHOR

Chris Fields <cjfields@bioperl.org>

COPYRIGHT

This software is copyright (c) 2009-2012 by Chris Fields.

This software is available under the same terms as the perl 5 programming language system itself.