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.  filename.i Index
                                   files.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

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



Groff Version 1.16.1      April 8, 2001                  LKBIB(1)