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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.
       Addbib  then  prompts for various bibliographic fields, reads responses
       from the terminal, 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  session  by  typing  ‘‘n’’ or ‘‘q’’, or to edit the
       database with any system editor (vi, ex, edit, ed).

       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 addbib to  use  a  new  prompting  skeleton,  defined  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
       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 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   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 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.  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)