esearch:tldr:e2d77
esearch: Search the pubmed database for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
$ esearch -db pubmed -query "${selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor}"
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The esearch command is a part of the Entrez Direct package provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). It allows you to search and retrieve information from various databases hosted by the NCBI.
In the specific command you provided:
-db pubmedspecifies that the search should be conducted in the PubMed database, which primarily contains biomedical literature.-query "${selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor}"is the search query enclosed in double quotes. The query you provided is the term "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor," which is a class of drugs commonly used as antidepressants. The curly braces${}are used to preserve the query as a single argument and allow for parameter expansion if needed.
So, when you run this command, it will search the PubMed database using the given query and display the search results.
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