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2775584Sru.TH LKBIB @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
2875584Sru.SH NAME
2975584Srulkbib \- search bibliographic databases
3075584Sru.SH SYNOPSIS
3175584Sru.B lkbib
3275584Sru[
3375584Sru.B \-v
3475584Sru]
3575584Sru[
3675584Sru.BI \-i fields
3775584Sru]
3875584Sru[
3975584Sru.BI \-p filename
4075584Sru]
4175584Sru[
4275584Sru.BI \-t n
4375584Sru]
4475584Sru.IR key \|.\|.\|.
4575584Sru.PP
4675584SruIt is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
4775584Sruparameter.
4875584Sru.SH DESCRIPTION
4975584Sru.B lkbib
5075584Srusearches bibliographic databases for references that contain the keys
5175584Sru.IR key \|.\|.\|.
5275584Sruand prints any references found on the standard output.
5375584Sru.B lkbib
5475584Sruwill search any databases given by
5575584Sru.B \-p
5675584Sruoptions, and then a default database.
5775584SruThe default database is taken from the
5875584Sru.SB REFER
5975584Sruenvironment variable if it is set,
6075584Sruotherwise it is
6175584Sru.BR @DEFAULT_INDEX@ .
6275584SruFor each database
6375584Sru.I filename
6475584Sruto be searched,
6575584Sruif an index
6675584Sru.IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
6775584Srucreated by
6875584Sru.BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
6975584Sruexists, then it will be searched instead;
7075584Srueach index can cover multiple databases.
7175584Sru.SH OPTIONS
7275584Sru.TP
7375584Sru.B \-v
7475584SruPrint the version number.
7575584Sru.TP
7675584Sru.BI \-p filename
7775584SruSearch
7875584Sru.IR filename .
7975584SruMultiple
8075584Sru.B \-p
8175584Sruoptions can be used.
8275584Sru.TP
8375584Sru.BI \-i string
8475584SruWhen searching files for which no index exists,
8575584Sruignore the contents of fields whose names are in
8675584Sru.IR string .
8775584Sru.TP
8875584Sru.BI \-t n
8975584SruOnly require the first
9075584Sru.I n
9175584Srucharacters of keys to be given.
9275584SruInitially
9375584Sru.I n
9475584Sruis 6.
9575584Sru.SH ENVIRONMENT
9675584Sru.TP \w'\fBREFER'u+2n
9775584Sru.SB REFER
9875584SruDefault database.
9975584Sru.SH FILES
10075584Sru.Tp \w'\fB@DEFAULT_INDEX@'u+2n
10175584Sru.B @DEFAULT_INDEX@
10275584SruDefault database to be used if the
10375584Sru.SB REFER
10475584Sruenvironment variable is not set.
10575584Sru.IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
10675584SruIndex files.
10775584Sru.SH "SEE ALSO"
10875584Sru.BR @g@refer (@MAN1EXT@),
10975584Sru.BR @g@lookbib (@MAN1EXT@),
11075584Sru.BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
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