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MLT Options (-i:STR)

  • Description:
    This option is used to specify the input file. The input file must be in MEDLINE citation format and this option must be used to run MLT. STR is the absolute or relative path of the input file.

  • Examples: 
      > mlt -i:in.data -o:out.data -t:TIAB
      Retrieve titles and abstracts from input file (in.data) and send results to output file (out.data). Each line in the output file is the Title and Abstracts (separated by a space) from a MEDLINE citation in the same order as input file. The output should look like: 
      TI1 AB1
TI2 AB2
...