.TH LKBIB 1 "18 November 2018" "groff 1.22.4"
.SH NAME
lkbib \- search bibliographic databases
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SY lkbib
.OP \-n
.OP \-i fields
.OP \-p filename
.OP \-t n
.I key
\&.\|.\|.\&
.YS
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.SY lkbib
.B \-\-help
.YS
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.SY lkbib
.B \-v
.SY lkbib
.B \-\-version
.YS
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I lkbib
searches bibliographic databases for references that contain the keys
.I key
\&.\|.\|.\& and prints any references found on the standard output.
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.I lkbib
will search any databases given by
.B \-p
options, and then a default database.
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The default database is taken from the
.I \%REFER
environment variable if it is set,
otherwise it is
.IR /usr/\:dict/\:papers/\:Ind .
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For each database
.I filename
to be searched,
if an index
.RI filename .i
created by
.IR indxbib (1)
exists, then it will be searched instead;
each index can cover multiple databases.
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.SH OPTIONS
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Whitespace is permitted between a command-line option and its argument.
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.TP
.B \-\-help
Display a usage message and exit.
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.TP
.BI \-i string
When searching files for which no index exists,
ignore the contents of fields whose names are in
.IR string .
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.TP
.BI \-p filename
Search
.IR filename .
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Multiple
.B \-p
options can be used.
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.TP
.BI \-t n
Only require the first
.I n
characters of keys to be given.
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Initially
.I n
is\~6.
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.TP
.B \-v
.TQ
.B \-\-version
Display version information and exit.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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.TP
.I REFER
Default database.
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.SH FILES
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.TP
.I /usr/\:dict/\:papers/\:Ind
Default database to be used if the
.I \%REFER
environment variable is not set.
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.TP
.RI filename .i
Index files.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR refer (1),
.IR lookbib (1),
.IR indxbib (1)
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