datasets

datasets CLI tool reference

Name

datasets - NCBI Datasets

Description

datasets is a command-line tool that is used to query and download biological sequence data across all domains of life from NCBI databases.

Refer to NCBI’s download and install documentation for information about getting started with the command-line tools.

Options

      --api-key string   Specify an NCBI API key
      --debug            Emit debugging info
      --help             Print detailed help about a datasets command
      --version          Print version of datasets

Commands


summary

Print a data report containing gene, genome, taxonomy or virus metadata

download

Download a gene, genome or virus dataset as a zip file

rehydrate

Rehydrate a downloaded, dehydrated dataset

completion

Generate autocompletion scripts

Generated May 13, 2024