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lkbib

TLDR

Search bibliographic databases

$ lkbib [keyword]
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Search specific database
$ lkbib -p [database] [keyword]
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Search multiple keywords
$ lkbib [keyword1] [keyword2]
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Case insensitive search
$ lkbib -i [keyword]
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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.
lkbib searches bibliography databases.

PARAMETERS

KEYS

Search keywords.
-p DATABASE
Bibliographic database file.
-i
Case insensitive search.
-n NUM
Maximum number of results.
--help
Display help information.

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.

SEE ALSO

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

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