ADDBIB(1) General Commands Manual ADDBIB(1)
NAME
addbib - create or extend bibliographic database
SYNOPSIS
addbib [ -p promptfile ] [ -a ] database
DESCRIPTION
When this program starts up, answering ``y'' to the initial ``Instructions?'' prompt yields directions; typing ``n'' or RETURN skips them.
Addbib then prompts for various bibliographic fields, reads responses from the terminal, and sends output records to a database. A null
response (just RETURN) means to leave out that field. A minus sign (-) means to go back to the previous field. A trailing backslash
allows a field to be continued on the next line. The repeating ``Continue?'' prompt allows the user either to resume by typing ``y'' or
RETURN, to quit the current session by typing ``n'' or ``q'', or to edit the database with any system editor (vi, ex, edit, ed).
The -a option suppresses prompting for an abstract; asking for an abstract is the default. Abstracts are ended with a CTRL-d. The -p
option causes addbib to use a new prompting skeleton, defined in promptfile. This file should contain prompt strings, a tab, and the key-
letters to be written to the database.
The most common key-letters and their meanings are given below. Addbib insulates you from these key-letters, since it gives you prompts in
English, but if you edit the bibliography file later on, you will need to know this information.
%A Author's name
%B Book containing article referenced
%C City (place of publication)
%D Date of publication
%E Editor of book containing article referenced
%F Footnote number or label (supplied by refer)
%G Government order number
%H Header commentary, printed before reference
%I Issuer (publisher)
%J Journal containing article
%K Keywords to use in locating reference
%L Label field used by -k option of refer
%M Bell Labs Memorandum (undefined)
%N Number within volume
%O Other commentary, printed at end of reference
%P Page number(s)
%Q Corporate or Foreign Author (unreversed)
%R Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished)
%S Series title
%T Title of article or book
%V Volume number
%X Abstract -- used by roffbib, not by refer
%Y,Z ignored by refer
Except for `A', each field should be given just once. Only relevant fields should be supplied. An example is:
%A Bill Tuthill
%T Refer -- A Bibliography System
%I Computing Services
%C Berkeley
%D 1982
%O UNX 4.3.5.
FILES
promptfile optional file to define prompting
SEE ALSO
refer(1), sortbib(1), roffbib(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1)
AUTHORS
Al Stangenberger, Bill Tuthill
4.2 Berkeley Distribution April 29, 1985 ADDBIB(1)
