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2175584Sru.TH @G@LOOKBIB @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
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2475584Sru.SH NAME
2575584Sru@g@lookbib \- search bibliographic databases
26151497Sru.
27151497Sru.
2875584Sru.SH SYNOPSIS
2975584Sru.B @g@lookbib
3075584Sru[
3175584Sru.B \-v
3275584Sru]
3375584Sru[
3475584Sru.BI \-i string
3575584Sru]
3675584Sru[
3775584Sru.BI \-t n
3875584Sru]
3975584Sru.IR filename \|.\|.\|.
40151497Sru.
4175584Sru.PP
4275584SruIt is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
4375584Sruparameter.
44151497Sru.
45151497Sru.
4675584Sru.SH DESCRIPTION
47151497Sru.B @g@lookbib
48151497Sruprints a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard input is not
49151497Srua terminal),
5075584Srureads from the standard input a line containing a set of keywords,
5175584Srusearches the bibliographic databases
52151497Sru.IR filename \|.\|.\|.\&
5375584Srufor references containing those keywords,
5475584Sruprints any references found on the standard output,
5575584Sruand repeats this process until the end of input.
5675584SruFor each database
5775584Sru.I filename
5875584Sruto be searched,
5975584Sruif an index
6075584Sru.IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
6175584Srucreated by
6275584Sru.BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
6375584Sruexists, then it will be searched instead;
6475584Srueach index can cover multiple databases.
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66151497Sru.
6775584Sru.SH OPTIONS
6875584Sru.TP
6975584Sru.B \-v
7075584SruPrint the version number.
71151497Sru.
7275584Sru.TP
7375584Sru.BI \-i string
7475584SruWhen searching files for which no index exists,
7575584Sruignore the contents of fields whose names are in
7675584Sru.IR string .
77151497Sru.
7875584Sru.TP
7975584Sru.BI \-t n
8075584SruOnly require the first
8175584Sru.I n
8275584Srucharacters of keys to be given.
8375584SruInitially
8475584Sru.I n
85151497Sruis\~6.
86151497Sru.
87151497Sru.
8875584Sru.SH FILES
8975584Sru.TP \w'\fIfilename\fB@INDEX_SUFFIX@'u+2n
9075584Sru.IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
9175584SruIndex files.
92151497Sru.
93151497Sru.
9475584Sru.SH "SEE ALSO"
9575584Sru.BR @g@refer (@MAN1EXT@),
9675584Sru.BR lkbib (@MAN1EXT@),
9775584Sru.BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
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