ADDBIB(1)                                                            ADDBIB(1)



NAME
       addbib - create or extend bibliographic database

SYNOPSIS
       addbib  [ -p  promptfile ]  [ -a ]  database

DESCRIPTION
       When  this program starts up, answering ‘‘y’’ to the initial ‘‘Instruc‐
       tions?’’ prompt yields directions; typing ‘‘n’’ or RETURN  skips  them.
       _A_d_d_b_i_b  then  prompts for various bibliographic fields, reads responses
       from the terminal, and sends output records  to  a  _d_a_t_a_b_a_s_e_.   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  session  by  typing  ‘‘n’’ or ‘‘q’’, or to edit the
       _d_a_t_a_b_a_s_e with any system editor _(_v_i_, _e_x_, _e_d_i_t_, _e_d_)_.

       The -a option suppresses prompting  for  an  abstract;  asking  for  an
       abstract  is  the  default.  Abstracts are ended with a CTRL-d.  The -p
       option causes _a_d_d_b_i_b to  use  a  new  prompting  skeleton,  defined  in
       _p_r_o_m_p_t_f_i_l_e_.   This  file  should contain prompt strings, a tab, and the
       key-letters to be written to the _d_a_t_a_b_a_s_e_.

       The most common key-letters and their meanings are given below.  _A_d_d_b_i_b
       insulates  you  from  these  key-letters, since it gives you prompts in
       English, 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 _r_e_f_e_r)
            %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 _r_e_f_e_r
            %M   Bell Labs Memorandum (undefined)
            %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 _r_o_f_f_b_i_b, not by _r_e_f_e_r
            %Y,Z ignored by _r_e_f_e_r

       Except  for  ‘A’,  each field should be given just once.  Only relevant
       fields should be supplied.  An example is:

            %A   Bill Tuthill
            %T   Refer — A Bibliography System
            %I   Computing Services
            %C   Berkeley
            %D   1982
            %O   UNX 4.3.5.


FILES
       promptfile     optional file to define prompting

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

AUTHORS
       Al Stangenberger, Bill Tuthill



4.2 Berkeley Distribution       April 29, 1985                       ADDBIB(1)