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LKBIB 1 "6 August 1992" "Groff Version 1.09"
NAME
lkbib - search bibliographic databases
SYNOPSIS
lkbib [ -v ] [ -i fields ] [ -p filename ] [ -t n ] 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 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 gindxbib (1) exists, then it will be searched instead; each index can cover multiple databases.
OPTIONS

-v Print the version number.

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

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

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

ENVIRONMENT

\w'REFER'u+2n REFER Default database.

FILES
.Tp \w'/usr/dict/papers/Ind'u+2n /usr/dict/papers/Ind Default database to be used if the REFER environment variable is not set. filename .i Index files.
"SEE ALSO"
grefer (1), glookbib (1), gindxbib (1)