1LOOKBIB(1) General Commands Manual LOOKBIB(1)
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6 lookbib - search bibliographic databases
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9 lookbib [ -v ] [ -istring ] [ -tn ] filename...
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15 lookbib prints a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard
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17 ing a set of keywords, searches the bibliographic databases filename...
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20 input. For each database filename to be searched, if an index file‐
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35 filename.i Index files.
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38 refer(1), lkbib(1), indxbib(1)
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