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6 addbib - create or extend bibliographic database
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9 addbib [ -p promptfile ] [ -a ] database
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12 When this program starts up, answering ``y'' to the initial ``Instruc‐
13 tions?'' prompt yields directions; typing ``n'' or RETURN skips them.
14 Addbib then prompts for various bibliographic fields, reads responses
15 from the terminal, and sends output records to a database. A null
16 response (just RETURN) means to leave out that field. A minus sign (-)
17 means to go back to the previous field. A trailing backslash allows a
18 field to be continued on the next line. The repeating ``Continue?''
19 prompt allows the user either to resume by typing ``y'' or RETURN, to
20 quit the current session by typing ``n'' or ``q'', or to edit the data‐
21 base with any system editor (vi, ex, edit, ed).
22 The -a option suppresses prompting for an abstract; asking for an
24 abstract is the default. Abstracts are ended with a CTRL-d. The -p
25 option causes addbib to use a new prompting skeleton, defined in
26 promptfile. This file should contain prompt strings, a tab, and the
27 key-letters to be written to the database.
28 The most common key-letters and their meanings are given below. Addbib
30 insulates you from these key-letters, since it gives you prompts in
31 English, but if you edit the bibliography file later on, you will need
32 to know this information.
33 %A Author's name
35 %B Book containing article referenced
36 %C City (place of publication)
37 %D Date of publication
38 %E Editor of book containing article referenced
39 %F Footnote number or label (supplied by refer)
40 %G Government order number
41 %H Header commentary, printed before reference
42 %I Issuer (publisher)
43 %J Journal containing article
44 %K Keywords to use in locating reference
45 %L Label field used by -k option of refer
46 %M Bell Labs Memorandum (undefined)
47 %N Number within volume
48 %O Other commentary, printed at end of reference
49 %P Page number(s)
50 %Q Corporate or Foreign Author (unreversed)
51 %R Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished)
52 %S Series title
53 %T Title of article or book
54 %V Volume number
55 %X Abstract — used by roffbib, not by refer
56 %Y,Z ignored by refer
57 Except for `A', each field should be given just once. Only relevant
59 fields should be supplied. An example is:
60 %A Bill Tuthill
62 %T Refer — A Bibliography System
63 %I Computing Services
64 %C Berkeley
65 %D 1982
66 %O UNX 4.3.5.
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70 promptfile optional file to define prompting
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73 refer(1), sortbib(1), roffbib(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1)
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76 Al Stangenberger, Bill Tuthill
774.2 Berkeley Distribution April 29, 1985 ADDBIB(1)