NAME

       edirutil - synthesize NCBI ENTREZ_DIRECT XML (DEPRECATED)

SYNOPSIS

       edirutil  [-db name]  [-web webenv]  [-key N]  [-count N]  [-step N]  [-silent] [-verbose]
       [-debug]

DESCRIPTION

       Note: edirutil will not appear in future releases of NCBI Entrez Direct.  Instead,  please
       supply explicit -web settings to individual commands.

       edirutil  synthesizes  ENTREZ_DIRECT  XML  records,  which  several edirect commands read,
       write, or both, to allow for server-side transformation or filtering of results  prior  to
       presenting them.  edirutil makes it possible to bypass one or more edirect pipeline stages
       on the basis of state observed in browsers or other  tools  that  don't  natively  produce
       ENTREZ_DIRECT XML.

OPTIONS

       -db name
              Work with the named Entrez database.

       -web webenv
              Pass the specified WebEnv cookie.

       -key N Work with the Nth result set associated with the specified WebEnv.

       -count N
              Expect N results.

       -step N
              Indicate the current pipeline depth.

       -silent
              Suppress connection failure retry messages.

       -verbose
              Display the ENTREZ_DIRECT XML field values at each step.

       -debug Print the internal URL query and XML results of each step.

SEE ALSO

       econtact(1), edirect(1).