LKBIB(1) MachTen Programmer’s Manual LKBIB(1)

NAME
lkbib - search bibliographic databases

SYNOPSIS
lkbib [ -v ] [ -ifields ] [ -pfilename ] [ -tn ] key...

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 vari-
able if it is set, otherwise it is /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
-v Print the version number.

-pfilename
Search filename. Multiple -p options can be used.

-istring
When searching files for which no index exists,
ignore the contents of fields whose names are in
string.

-tn Only require the first n characters of keys to be
given. Initially n is 6.

ENVIRONMENT
REFER Default database.

FILES
/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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