# einfo
> Provides the number of records indexed in each database field, the last update date of the database, and the available links from the database to other Entrez databases.
> More information: <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK179288/>.
- Print all database names:
`einfo -dbs`
- Print all information of the protein database in XML format:
`einfo -db {{protein}}`
- Print all fields of the nuccore database:
`einfo -db {{nuccore}} -fields`
- Print all links of the protein database:
`einfo -db {{protein}} -links`
