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6 lkbib - search bibliographic databases
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9 lkbib [ -v ] [ -ifields ] [ -pfilename ] [ -tn ] key...
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12 lkbib searches bibliographic databases for references that contain the
13 keys key... and prints any references found on the standard output.
14 lkbib will search any databases given by -p options, and then a default
15 database. The default database is taken from the REFER environment
16 variable if it is set, otherwise it is /usr/dict/papers/Ind. For each
17 database filename to be searched, if an index filename.i created by
18 indxbib(1) exists, then it will be searched instead; each index can
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22 It is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
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25 -v Print the version number.
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28 Search filename. Multiple -p options can be used.
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38 REFER Default database.
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41 /usr/dict/papers/Ind Default database to be used if the REFER environ‐
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44 filename.i Index files.
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47 refer(1), lookbib(1), indxbib(1)
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