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NAME

6       lkbib - search bibliographic databases
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SYNOPSIS

9       lkbib [ -v ] [ -ifields ] [ -pfilename ] [ -tn ] key...
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11       It is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
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DESCRIPTION

15       lkbib searches bibliographic databases for references that contain  the
16       keys  key...  and  prints  any references found on the standard output.
17       lkbib will search any databases given by -p options, and then a default
18       database.   The  default  database  is taken from the REFER environment
19       variable if it is set, otherwise it is /usr/dict/papers/Ind.  For  each
20       database  filename  to  be  searched, if an index filename.i created by
21       indxbib(1) exists, then it will be searched  instead;  each  index  can
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OPTIONS

25       -v     Print the version number.
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27       -pfilename
28              Search filename.  Multiple -p options can be used.
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31              When  searching files for which no index exists, ignore the con‐
32              tents of fields whose names are in string.
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ENVIRONMENT

38       REFER  Default database.
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FILES

41       /usr/dict/papers/Ind  Default database to be used if the REFER environ‐
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SEE ALSO

47       refer(1), lookbib(1), indxbib(1)
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