Query: lookbib
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LOOKBIB(1) General Commands Manual LOOKBIB(1)NAMElookbib - search bibliographic databasesSYNOPSISlookbib [ -v ] [ -istring ] [ -tn ] filename... It is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its parameter.DESCRIPTIONlookbib prints a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard input is not a terminal), reads from the standard input a line contain- ing a set of keywords, searches the bibliographic databases filename... for references containing those keywords, prints any references found on the standard output, and repeats this process until the end of input. For each database filename to be searched, if an index filename.i created by indxbib(1) exists, then it will be searched instead; each index can cover multiple databases.OPTIONS-v Print the version number. -istring When searching files for which no index exists, ignore the contents of fields whose names are in string. -tn Only require the first n characters of keys to be given. Initially n is 6.FILESfilename.i Index files.SEE ALSOrefer(1), lkbib(1), indxbib(1) Groff Version 1.19.2 24 November 2004 LOOKBIB(1)