1 .TH LKBIB @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "groff @VERSION@"
3 lkbib \- search bibliographic databases
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57 searches bibliographic databases for references that contain the keys
59 \&.\|.\|.\& and prints any references found on the standard output.
62 will search any databases given by
64 options, and then a default database.
66 The default database is taken from the
68 environment variable if it is set,
76 .RI filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
78 .IR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
79 exists, then it will be searched instead;
80 each index can cover multiple databases.
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87 Whitespace is permitted between a command-line option and its argument.
92 Display a usage message and exit.
97 When searching files for which no index exists,
98 ignore the contents of fields whose names are in
114 Only require the first
116 characters of keys to be given.
127 Display version information and exit.
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145 Default database to be used if the
147 environment variable is not set.
151 .RI filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
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158 .IR @g@refer (@MAN1EXT@),
159 .IR @g@lookbib (@MAN1EXT@),
160 .IR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
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