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NAME

6       lookbib - search bibliographic databases
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SYNOPSIS

9       lookbib [-i string] [-t n] filename ...
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11       lookbib --help
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14       lookbib --version
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DESCRIPTION

17       lookbib  prints  a  prompt  on  the standard error (unless the standard
18       input is not a terminal), reads from the standard input a line contain‐
19       ing  a  set  of keywords, searches the bibliographic databases filename
20       ... for references containing those  keywords,  prints  any  references
21       found on the standard output, and repeats this process until the end of
22       input.  For each database filename to be searched, if  an  index  file‐
23       name.i  created by indxbib(1) exists, then it will be searched instead;
24       each index can cover multiple databases.
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OPTIONS

27       Whitespace is permitted between a command-line option and its argument.
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29       --help Display a usage message and exit.
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31       -istring
32              When searching files for which no index exists, ignore the  con‐
33              tents of fields whose names are in string.
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40              Display version information and exit.
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FILES

43       filename.i
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SEE ALSO

47       refer(1), lkbib(1), indxbib(1)
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