LKBIB(1)                                                              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
       variable if it is set, otherwise it is
       /usr/local/share/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/local/share/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)



Groff Version 1.15                                                9 April 2000
