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NAME

        lkbib - search bibliographic databases

SYNOPSIS

        lkbib [ -v ] [ -ifields ] [ -pfilename ] [ -tn ] key...
 
        It is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
        parameter.

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

        -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 con‐
               tents of fields whose names are in string.
 
        -tn    Only require the first n characters of keys to be  given.   Ini‐
               tially n is 6.

ENVIRONMENT

        REFER  Default database.

FILES

        /usr/dict/papers/Ind  Default database to be used if the REFER environ‐
                              ment  variable  is  not  set.   filename.i  Index
                              files.
        refer(1), lookbib(1), indxbib(1)