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 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

       /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)