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NAME
elink - look up related NCBI Entrez records
SYNOPSIS
elink [-help] [-related] [-target dbname] [-name name] [-db name] [-id ID(s)] [-input filename] [-cmd command] [-cited] [-cites]
DESCRIPTION
elink follows links between Entrez databases, either extending an existing Entrez Direct pipeline or honoring explicit -db and -id (or -input) options.
OPTIONS
Destination Database -related Look up neighbors in the same database. -target dbname Follow links to another database. -name name Follow an explicit link name such as pubmed_protein_refseq, pubmed_pubmed_citedin, or pubmed_pubmed_refs. Direct Record Selection -db name Entrez database name for immediate lookups. -id ID(s) Unique identifier(s) for immediate lookups. -input filename Read identifer(s) from file instead of standard input. Advanced Control -cmd command Command type (returns eLinkResult XML): edirect Instantiate results in ENTREZ_DIRECT message. uid Return results as a sorted UID list, with any duplicates consolidated. history Save results in Entrez history server. neighbor Neighbors or links. score Neighbors with computed similarity scores. acheck All links available. ncheck Existence of neighbors. lcheck Existence of external links (LinkOuts). llinks Non-library LinkOut providers. llibs All LinkOut providers. prlinks Primary LinkOut provider. PubMed Citation Lookup -cited References to this paper. -cites Publication reference list. -cited and -cites use the NIH Open Citation Collection dataset (see PMID 31600197) to follow reference links. Miscellaneous Arguments -help Print usage information.
SEE ALSO
ecollect(1), efetch(1), efilter(1), einfo(1), epost(1), esearch(1), nquire(1), xfetch(1), xfilter(1), xlink(1), xsearch(1). NCBI 2025-05-26 ELINK(1)