NAME
    lkbib - search bibliographic databases

SYNOPSIS
    lkbib [ -v ] [ -ifields ] [ -pfilename ] [ -tn ] key...

    It is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its
    parameter.

DESCRIPTION
    lkbib searches bibliographic databases for references that contain the
    keys key...  and prints any references found on the standard output.
    lkbib will search any databases given by -p options, and then a default
    database.  The default  database is taken from the REFER environment
    variable if it is set, otherwise it is /usr/dict/papers/Ind. 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.

    -pfilename
    Search filename. Multiple -p options can be used.

    -istring
    When searching files for which no index exists, ignore the con-
    tents of fields whose names are in string.

    -tn  Only require the first n characters of keys to be  given.  Ini-
    tially n is 6.

ENVIRONMENT
    REFER Default database.

FILES
    /usr/dict/papers/Ind Default database to be used if the REFER environ-
      ment variable is  not set.  filename.i  Index
      files.

SEE ALSO
   refer(1),lookbib(1),indxbib(1)