ADDBIB(1) BSD Reference Manual ADDBIB(1)
addbib - create or extend bibliographic database
addbib [-a] [-p promptfile] database
When this program starts up, answering 'y' to the initial 'Instructions?'
prompt yields directions; typing 'n' or 'RETURN' skips them. Addbib then
prompts for various bibliographic fields, reads responses from the termi-
nal, and sends output records to a database. A null response (just
'RETURN') means to leave out that field. A minus sign '-' means to go
back to the previous field. A trailing backslash allows a field to be
continued on the next line. The repeating 'Continue?' prompt allows the
user either to resume by typing 'y' or 'RETURN', to quit the current ses-
sion by typing 'n' or 'q', or to edit the database with any system editor
(.e.g. vi, ex, edit, ed).
Options avilable:
-a The -a option suppresses prompting for an abstract; asking for an
abstract is the default. Abstracts are ended with a 'CTRL-d'.
-p The -p option causes addbib to use a new prompting skeleton, de-
fined in promptfile. This file should contain prompt strings, a
tab, and the key-letters to be written to the database.
The most common key-letters and their meanings are given below. Addbib
insulates you from these key-letters, since it gives you prompts in En-
glish, but if you edit the bibliography file later on, you will need to
know this information.
%A Author's name
%B Book containing article referenced
%C City (place of publication)
%D Date of publication
%E Editor of book containing article referenced
%F Footnote number or label (supplied by refer)
%G Government order number
%H Header commentary, printed before reference
%I Issuer (publisher)
%J Journal containing article
%K Keywords to use in locating reference
%L Label field used by -k option of refer
%M Memorandum label
%N Number within volume
%O Other commentary, printed at end of reference
%P Page number(s)
%Q Corporate or Foreign Author (unreversed)
%R Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished)
%S Series title
%T Title of article or book
%V Volume number
%X Abstract - used by roffbib, not by refer
%Y,Z ignored by refer
Except for 'A', each field should be given just once. Only relevant
fields should be supplied.
%A Bill Tuthill
%T Refer - A Bibliography System
%I Computing Services
%C Berkeley
%D 1982
%O UNX 4.3.5.
promptfile optional file to define prompting
refer(1), sortbib(1), roffbib(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1)
Al Stangenberger, Bill Tuthill
The addbib command appeared in 4.2BSD.
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