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2975584Sru.TH LKBIB @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
30151497Sru.
31151497Sru.
3275584Sru.SH NAME
3375584Srulkbib \- search bibliographic databases
34151497Sru.
35151497Sru.
3675584Sru.SH SYNOPSIS
3775584Sru.B lkbib
3875584Sru[
3975584Sru.B \-v
4075584Sru]
4175584Sru[
4275584Sru.BI \-i fields
4375584Sru]
4475584Sru[
4575584Sru.BI \-p filename
4675584Sru]
4775584Sru[
4875584Sru.BI \-t n
4975584Sru]
5075584Sru.IR key \|.\|.\|.
51151497Sru.
5275584Sru.PP
5375584SruIt is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
5475584Sruparameter.
55151497Sru.
56151497Sru.
5775584Sru.SH DESCRIPTION
5875584Sru.B lkbib
5975584Srusearches bibliographic databases for references that contain the keys
60151497Sru.IR key \|.\|.\|.\&
6175584Sruand prints any references found on the standard output.
6275584Sru.B lkbib
6375584Sruwill search any databases given by
6475584Sru.B \-p
6575584Sruoptions, and then a default database.
6675584SruThe default database is taken from the
6775584Sru.SB REFER
6875584Sruenvironment variable if it is set,
6975584Sruotherwise it is
7075584Sru.BR @DEFAULT_INDEX@ .
7175584SruFor each database
7275584Sru.I filename
7375584Sruto be searched,
7475584Sruif an index
7575584Sru.IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
7675584Srucreated by
7775584Sru.BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
7875584Sruexists, then it will be searched instead;
7975584Srueach index can cover multiple databases.
80151497Sru.
81151497Sru.
8275584Sru.SH OPTIONS
8375584Sru.TP
8475584Sru.B \-v
8575584SruPrint the version number.
86151497Sru.
8775584Sru.TP
8875584Sru.BI \-p filename
8975584SruSearch
9075584Sru.IR filename .
9175584SruMultiple
9275584Sru.B \-p
9375584Sruoptions can be used.
94151497Sru.
9575584Sru.TP
9675584Sru.BI \-i string
9775584SruWhen searching files for which no index exists,
9875584Sruignore the contents of fields whose names are in
9975584Sru.IR string .
100151497Sru.
10175584Sru.TP
10275584Sru.BI \-t n
10375584SruOnly require the first
10475584Sru.I n
10575584Srucharacters of keys to be given.
10675584SruInitially
10775584Sru.I n
108151497Sruis\~6.
109151497Sru.
110151497Sru.
11175584Sru.SH ENVIRONMENT
11275584Sru.TP \w'\fBREFER'u+2n
11375584Sru.SB REFER
11475584SruDefault database.
115151497Sru.
116151497Sru.
11775584Sru.SH FILES
11875584Sru.Tp \w'\fB@DEFAULT_INDEX@'u+2n
11975584Sru.B @DEFAULT_INDEX@
12075584SruDefault database to be used if the
12175584Sru.SB REFER
12275584Sruenvironment variable is not set.
123151497Sru.
124151497Sru.TP
12575584Sru.IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
12675584SruIndex files.
127151497Sru.
128151497Sru.
12975584Sru.SH "SEE ALSO"
13075584Sru.BR @g@refer (@MAN1EXT@),
13175584Sru.BR @g@lookbib (@MAN1EXT@),
13275584Sru.BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
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