LKBIB(1) General Commands Manual LKBIB(1)
NAME
lkbib - search bibliographic databases
SYNOPSIS
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 in-
dxbib(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 con-
tents 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. Ini-
tially 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)
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