-h|-help|--help
Print usage information.
-pathdir
Search the local archive in dir.
-count Print terms and counts, merging wildcards.
-counts
Expand wildcards; print individual term counts.
-query Search on words or phrases in Boolean formulas.
-filter
Filter piped-in output from a previous (quite possibly remote) query.
-exact Strict search for article round-tripping.
-title Exact search limited to indexed title field.
-link Follow links by the given tag (e.g.CITED), merging any duplicates.
-words Combine searches for individual informative words.
-pairs Combine searches for pairs of adjacent informative words.
-fields|-terms
Interpret the query as a field name, and list that field's known terms. With an empty query, list
supported fields.
-totals
Like -fields, but with term counts.
query...
What to search for in the above modes; may contain standard Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT,
using parentheses as needed for grouping.
-convertdbastypetype[key]
Convert identifiers in the specified database from one type to another, accepting either a single
identifier on the command line or a newline-delimited list on standard input. The database may be
any of
mesh Medline subject headings in general
chem MeSH chemicals
disz MeSH diseases
gene Genes
and the type may be any of
Name official name
Code internal identifier
Tree path within MeSH tree (except for gene)
Desc description (only for gene)
Term synonym (except for gene)
-lookuptagtheme...
Look up cross references between internal identifiers read from standard input, where tag
identifies a pair of databases (e.g., chdi for chemicals and diseases) and theme... are theme
codes of particular interest (with p and m standing in for + and - respectively).