| name | xsearch |
| description | Use when searching a local NCBI EDirect archive/postings index with Boolean, title, word, or pair queries inside the `x*` local-cache workflow. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
| user-invocable | true |
xsearch
Local search front-end built on xcommon.sh plus rchive. It defaults to pubmed, supports -query, -match, -exact, -title, -words, and -pairs, and usually emits an ENTREZ_DIRECT wrapper unless you switch to -raw or use one of the direct rchive lookup modes.
Quick Start
- Command:
xsearch -query "<search terms>"
- Local executable:
/home/vimalinx/miniforge3/envs/bio/bin/xsearch
- Critical environment:
EDIRECT_LOCAL_ARCHIVE
When To Use This Tool
- Searching a prepared local PubMed-style archive instead of the live NCBI service
- Building an
ENTREZ_DIRECT UID set for downstream xlink, xfilter, or steps