NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       lkbib - search bibliographic databases

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       lkbib [ -v ] [ -ifields ] [ -pfilename ] [ -tn ] key...

       It is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
       parameter.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       lkbib searches bibliographic databases for references that contain  the
       keys  key...   and  prints any references found on the standard output.
       lkbib will search any databases given by -p options, and then a default
       database.   The	default  database  is taken from the REFER environment
       variable if it is set, otherwise it is /usr/share/dict/papers/Ind.  For
       each  database  filename to be searched, if an index filename.i created
       by indxbib(1) exists, then it will be searched instead; each index  can
       cover multiple databases.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       -v     Print the version number.

       -pfilename
	      Search filename.	Multiple -p options can be used.

       -istring
	      When  searching files for which no index exists, ignore the contents
 of fields whose names are in string.

       -tn    Only require the first n characters of keys to be  given.   Initially
 n is 6.

ENVIRONMENT    [Toc]    [Back]

       REFER  Default database.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/share/dict/papers/Ind  Default  database  to  be used if the REFER
				   environment variable  is  not  set.	 file-
				   name.i Index files.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       refer(1), lookbib(1), indxbib(1)



Groff Version 1.19		 10 July 2001			      LKBIB(1)