59 lines
1.1 KiB
Groff
59 lines
1.1 KiB
Groff
.\" -*- nroff -*-
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.TH LOOKBIB 1 "6 August 1992" "Groff Version 1.08"
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.SH NAME
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lookbib \- search bibliographic databases
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B lookbib
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[
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.B \-v
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]
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[
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.BI \-i string
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]
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[
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.BI \-t n
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]
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.IR filename \|.\|.\|.
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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lookbib prints a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard input is not a terminal),
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reads from the standard input a line containing a set of keywords,
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searches the bibliographic databases
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.IR filename \|.\|.\|.
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for references containing those keywords,
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prints any references found on the standard output,
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and repeats this process until the end of input.
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For each database
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.I filename
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to be searched,
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if an index
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.IB filename .i
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created by
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.BR indxbib (1)
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exists, then it will be searched instead;
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each index can cover multiple databases.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-v
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Print the version number.
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.TP
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.BI \-i string
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When searching files for which no index exists,
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ignore the contents of fields whose names are in
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.IR string .
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.TP
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.BI \-t n
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Only require the first
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.I n
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characters of keys to be given.
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Initially
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.I n
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is 6.
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.SH FILES
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.TP \w'\fIfilename\fB.i'u+2n
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.IB filename .i
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Index files.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR refer (1),
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.BR lkbib (1),
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.BR indxbib (1)
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