LKBIB
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 7 March 2023
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NAME
lkbib - search bibliographic databases
SYNOPSIS
[ -n ]
[ -i fields ]
[ -p filename ]
[ -t n ]
key
...
--help
-v
--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
indxbib(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 contents 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.
Initially
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)
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- ENVIRONMENT
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- FILES
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- SEE ALSO
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