lkbib(1)

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.