pm-prepare(1)

pm-prepare1

Prepare directories to hold a local ncbi entrez direct archive

Usage

pm-prepare -db database

Overview

pm-prepare prepares directories to hold a local Entrez Direct archive. It also advises the user on steps to ensure that access to this tree is quick and that the system knows to treat it as a cache.

Options

-db database

Specific database to cover.

Environment

EDIRECT_LOCAL_ARCHIVE

Local archive directory to use; expected to hold an absolute path.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 10–11
  2. 12
  3. 13

-db since Debian 13 (Trixie).

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