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LKBIB(1) | General Commands Manual | LKBIB(1) |
NAME¶
lkbib - search bibliographic databasesSYNOPSIS¶
lkbib |
[-n] [-i fields] [-p filename] [-t n] key ... |
lkbib |
--help |
lkbib |
-v |
lkbib |
--version |
DESCRIPTION¶
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/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¶
Whitespace is permitted between a command-line option and its argument.- --help
- Display a usage message and exit.
- -istring
- When searching files for which no index exists, ignore the contents of fields whose names are in string.
- -pfilename
- Search filename. Multiple -p options can be used.
- -tn
- Only require the first n characters of keys to be given. Initially n is 6.
- -v
- --version
- Display version information and exit.
ENVIRONMENT¶
- REFER
- Default database.
FILES¶
- /usr/dict/papers/Ind
- Default database to be used if the REFER environment variable is not set.
- filename.i
- Index files.
SEE ALSO¶
refer(1), lookbib(1), indxbib(1)19 March 2021 | groff 1.22.4 |