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MLT Options

MLT stands for MEDLINE Tokenizer. This tool provides a way to tokenize MEDLINE citations and retrieve field information by specifying the fields <tag> name.

Usage:

	> mlt -i:inFile -o:outFile -t:tag
	

This page lists all system options for this tool:

option flagFeature Descriptions
-ciShow configuration information
-hPrint program help information
-i:STRSpecify input file (must specify)
-pmidPreserve PMID in the first field
-sSort output by PMID
-o:STRSpecify output file (must specify)
-t:STRSpecify MEDLINE field tag (must specify)
  • TI: title
  • AB: abstract
  • TIAB: combination of title and abstract
  • MHs: starred MeSHs
  • TIABMHs: combination of title, abstract, and starred MeSHs
  • ALL: all fields
  • any single legal field flag in MEDLINE citations
-vPrint the current version of Mlt
-x:STRSpecify an alternate configuration file