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NAME
     addbib - create or extend bibliographic database

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

DESCRIPTION
     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 biblio-
     graphic 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 typ-
     ing ``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	  %R   Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished)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


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	  %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


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