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NAME
       lkbib - search bibliographic databases

SYNOPSIS
       lkbib [ -v ] [ -ifields ] [ -pfilename ] [ -tn ] key...

       It  is  possible	 to have whitespace between a command line option and
       its parameter.

DESCRIPTION
       lkbib searches bibliographic databases for references that contain the
       keys  key...   and prints any references found on the standard output.
       lkbib will search any databases	given  by  -p  options,	 and  then  a
       default	database.  The default database is taken from the REFER envi-
       ronment variable if it is set, otherwise it  is	/usr/dict/papers/Ind.
       For each database filename to be searched, if an index filename.i cre-
       ated by indxbib(1) exists, then it  will	 be  searched  instead;	 each
       index can cover multiple databases.

OPTIONS
       -v     Print the version number.

       -pfilename
	      Search filename.	Multiple -p options can be used.

       -istring
	      When searching files for which no index exists, ignore the con-
	      tents of fields whose names are in string.

       -tn    Only require the first n characters of keys to be given.	 Ini-
	      tially n is 6.

ENVIRONMENT
       REFER  Default database.

FILES
       /usr/dict/papers/Ind  Default  database	to be used if the REFER envi-
			     ronment variable is not set.   filename.i	Index
			     files.

SEE ALSO
       refer(1), lookbib(1), indxbib(1)



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