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  2. Copyright (C) 1989-2000, 2001, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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  21. .TH @G@LOOKBIB @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
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  24. .SH NAME
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  25. @g@lookbib \- search bibliographic databases
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  28. .SH SYNOPSIS
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  29. .B @g@lookbib
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  30. [
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  31. .B \-v
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  34. .BI \-i string
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  37. .BI \-t n
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  39. .IR filename \|.\|.\|.
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  42. It is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
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  46. .SH DESCRIPTION
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  47. .B @g@lookbib
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  48. prints a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard input is not
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  49. a terminal),
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  50. reads from the standard input a line containing a set of keywords,
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  51. searches the bibliographic databases
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  52. .IR filename \|.\|.\|.\&
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  53. for references containing those keywords,
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  54. prints any references found on the standard output,
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  55. and repeats this process until the end of input.
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  56. For each database
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  57. .I filename
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  58. to be searched,
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  59. if an index
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  60. .IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
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  61. created by
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  62. .BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
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  63. exists, then it will be searched instead;
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  64. each index can cover multiple databases.
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  67. .SH OPTIONS
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  68. .TP
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  69. .B \-v
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  70. Print the version number.
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  72. .TP
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  73. .BI \-i string
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  74. When searching files for which no index exists,
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  75. ignore the contents of fields whose names are in
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  76. .IR string .
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  78. .TP
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  79. .BI \-t n
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  80. Only require the first
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  83. Initially
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  88. .SH FILES
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  89. .TP \w'\fIfilename\fB@INDEX_SUFFIX@'u+2n
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  90. .IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@
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  91. Index files.
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  94. .SH "SEE ALSO"
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  95. .BR @g@refer (@MAN1EXT@),
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  96. .BR lkbib (@MAN1EXT@),
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  97. .BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)
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