refer(1)                                                           User Commands                                                          refer(1)

NAME

       refer - expand and insert references from a bibliographic database

SYNOPSIS

       refer [-ben] [-ar] [-cstring] [-kx] [-lm,n] [-p filename] [-skeys] filename...

DESCRIPTION

       refer  is  a  preprocessor  for  nroff(1),  or troff(1), that finds and formats references. The input files (standard input by default) are
       copied to the standard output, except for lines between `.[' and `.]' command lines, Such lines are assumed  to  contain  keywords  as  for
       lookbib(1), and are replaced by information from a bibliographic data base.  The user can avoid the search, override fields from it, or add
       new fields. The reference data, from whatever source, is assigned to a set of troff strings.  Macro packages such as ms(5) print  the  fin-
       ished  reference text from these strings.  A flag is placed in the text at the point of reference. By default, the references are indicated
       by numbers.

       When refer is used with eqn(1), neqn, or tbl(1), refer should be used first in the sequence, to minimize the volume of data passed  through
       pipes.

OPTIONS

       -b              Bare mode -- do not put any flags in text (neither numbers or labels).

       -e              Accumulate references instead of leaving the references where encountered, until a sequence of the form:

                       .[
                       $LIST$
                       .]

                       is encountered, and then write out all references collected so far. Collapse references to the same source.

       -n              Do not search the default file.

       -ar             Reverse the first r author names (Jones, J. A. instead of J. A. Jones).  If r is omitted, all author names are reversed.

       -cstring        Capitalize (with SMALL CAPS) the fields whose key-letters are in string.

       -kx             Instead  of  numbering  references,  use  labels as specified in a reference data line beginning with the characters %x; By
                       default, x is L.

       -lm,n           Instead of numbering references, use labels from the senior author's last name and the year of publication.  Only the first
                       m  letters of the last name and the last n digits of the date are used.  If either of m or n is omitted, the entire name or
                       date, respectively, is used.

       -p filename     Take the next argument as a file of references to be searched.  The default file is searched last.

       -skeys          Sort references by fields whose key-letters are in the keys string, and permute reference numbers in the text  accordingly.
                       Using  this  option  implies  the  -e  option. The key-letters in keys may be followed by a number indicating how many such
                       fields are used, with a + sign taken as a very large number.  The default is AD, which sorts on the senior author and date.
                       To sort on all authors and then the date, for instance, use the options `-sA+T'.

FILES

       /usr/lib/refer          directory of programs

       /usr/lib/refer/papers   directory of default publication lists and indexes

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWdoc                      |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       addbib(1), eqn(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1), nroff(1), roffbib(1),  sortbib(1), tbl(1), troff(1), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10                                                          14 Sep 1992                                                           refer(1)