download-flatfile(1)

download-flatfile1

Download consolidated ncbi genbank flatfiles.

Usage

download-flatfile [{-ftp | -http [s]}] [{-verify | -validate}] division ...

Overview

download-validate downloads one or more divisions of NCBI's GenBank flatfile archive to the current directory, or checks existing downloads.

Options

-ftp

Download via FTP (default).

-http[s]

Download via HTTPS.

-verify|-validate

Check existing downloads and remove any corrupt or empty files.

division ...

Division(s) to download.

From ncbi-entrez-direct 24.0.20250523+dfsg-1+b1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.