LKBIB(1) BSD Reference Manual LKBIB(1) NNAAMMEE lkbib - search bibliographic databases SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS llkkbbiibb [ --vv ] [ --ii_f_i_e_l_d_s ] [ --pp_f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e ] [ --tt_n ] _k_e_y... DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN llkkbbiibb searches bibliographic databases for references that contain the keys _k_e_y... and prints any references found on the standard output. llkkbbiibb will search any databases given by --pp options, and then a default database. The default database is taken from the RREEFFEERR environment vari- able if it is set, otherwise it is //uussrr//sshhaarree//ddiicctt//ppaappeerrss//IInndd. For each database _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e to be searched, if an index _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e..ii created by iinnddxxbbiibb(1) exists, then it will be searched instead; each index can cover multiple databases. OOPPTTIIOONNSS --vv Print the version number. --pp_f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e Search _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e. Multiple --pp options can be used. --ii_s_t_r_i_n_g When searching files for which no index exists, ignore the contents of fields whose names are in _s_t_r_i_n_g. --tt_n Only require the first _n characters of keys to be given. Initially _n is 6. EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT RREEFFEERR Default database. FFIILLEESS //uussrr//sshhaarree//ddiicctt//ppaappeerrss//IInndd Default database to be used if the RREEFFEERR environment variable is not set. _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e..ii Index files. SSEEEE AALLSSOO rreeffeerr(1), llooookkbbiibb(1), iinnddxxbbiibb(1) Groff Version 1.08 6 August 1992 1