lkbib
searches bibliographic databases
TLDR
Search bibliographic databases
$ lkbib [keyword]
Search specific database$ lkbib -p [database] [keyword]
Search multiple keywords$ lkbib [keyword1] [keyword2]
Case insensitive search$ lkbib -i [keyword]
SYNOPSIS
lkbib [options] keys
DESCRIPTION
lkbib searches bibliographic databases. It finds references matching keywords in refer-style databases.The tool is part of groff and works with refer for formatting citations in documents.
PARAMETERS
KEYS
Search keywords.-p DATABASE
Bibliographic database file.-i
Case insensitive search.-n NUM
Maximum number of results.--help
Display help information.
INSTALL
sudo apt install groff
sudo dnf install groff
sudo pacman -S groff
sudo apk add groff
sudo zypper install groff
brew install groff
nix profile install nixpkgs#groff
CAVEATS
Part of groff package. Uses refer database format. Academic use mainly.
HISTORY
lkbib is part of the groff text formatting system, providing bibliography lookup for the refer preprocessor.
