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NAME
edict - HTTP server for EDirect local PubMed archive and search system
SYNOPSIS
edict [-host host] [-port port]
DESCRIPTION
edict offers an HTTP interface for querying a local Entrez Direct archive.
OPTIONS
-host host Listen on a specific network interface. In particular, -host localhost will disallow remote connections. -port port Listen on the given TCP port (8080 by default).
ENVIRONMENT
EDIRECT_LOCAL_ARCHIVE Local archive directory to serve; expected to hold an absolute path.
SEE ALSO
archive-pubmed(1), cit2pmid(1), nquire(1), xfetch(1), xinfo(1), xlink(1), xsearch(1). NCBI 2025-05-26 EDICT(1)