DBGET - bget command

NAME
     bget - Get entries from a database

SYNOPSIS
     bget dbname [ -fSmx ] [ -p dbtab ] [ -- ] [ identifier ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     Bget extracts entries specified by identifiers (entry  names
     or accession numbers) from a given database.

     The argument dbname  is  a  database  name  defined  in  the
     dbtab(5L).   Dbname  is  case-insensitive.   When  dbname is
     omim, all command arguments except -p are passed to omimget.
     Bget sets the environment variable omim by concatenating the
     database directory and the  database  name  defined  in  the
     dbtab(5L).

     The following options are available:

     -f    Print the records (if found)  in  FASTA  format.   The
          options -f and -S are mutually exclusive.

     -S    Print records (if found) in BIONET (aka Stanford) for-
          mat.  The options -S and -f are mutually exclusive.

     -m    Enable mail service mode; all messages are sent to the
          standard out instead of the standard error.

     -x    Quiet mode; suppress error message except fatal ones.

     -p    Set the dbtab to an alternate dbtab(5L).

     The identifier is either  an  entry  name  or  an  accession
     number  for  GenBank,  EMBL,  PIR,  and Swiss-Prot.  It is a
     reference code number for PRF, a four-letter identifier  for
     PDB,  and a four-letter PDB identifier plus a chain identif-
     ier for PDBSTR.  Multiple identifiers may  be  specified  on
     the command line.

     When identifier is omitted, bget reads identifiers from  the
     standard  input.   If  the  standard input is connected to a
     terminal, bget interactively prompts for identifiers.   Bget
     terminates  when  the user type EOF (often ^D)) character or
     enter ``end''.

     Identifiers are case-insensitive.

EXAMPLES
     Retrieve ``GenBank'' entries with the entry name ``RATSMCC''
     and  the accession number ``X65450'' and convert them to the
     FASTA format.

          bget genbank -f ratsmcc x65450

FILES
     /bio/etc/dbtab        The default dbtab(5L) file.

SEE ALSO
     dbtab(5L)

DIAGNOSTICS
     The error messages produced  by  bget  are  intended  to  be
     self-explanatory.