indxbib

Build bibliography index

$ indxbib [database.bib]

$ indxbib [file1.bib] [file2.bib]

$ indxbib -o [index] [database.bib]

$ indxbib -c [common.txt] [database.bib]

indxbib [options] file...

indxbib creates inverted indexes for bibliographic databases. These indexes enable fast lookups by lkbib and refer.
The tool processes refer-format bibliography files. The generated index files have extensions .ia, .ib, .ic.

-o NAME

Output index base name.

Common words file to ignore.

Minimum word length to index.

Characters to ignore in index keys.

Maximum keys per record.

Display help information.

Part of groff. Works with refer-format files. Index files are binary.

indxbib is part of the groff document formatting system, derived from traditional Unix refer tools.

refer(1), lkbib(1), lookbib(1), groff(1)