ADDBIB(1,C) AIX Commands Reference ADDBIB(1,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- addbib PURPOSE Creates a bibliography. SYNTAX +-------------------+ addbib ---| +---------------+ |--- database ---| +-| -p promptfile |-+ ^| -a || |+---------------+| +-----------------+ Note: This command does not have MBCS support. DESCRIPTION When this program starts up, answering "y" to the initial "Instructions?" prompt yields directions; typing "n" or skips them. The addbib command then prompts for various bibliographic fields, reads responses from the terminal, and sends output records to a database. A null response (just ) 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 , to quit the current session by typing "n" or "q", or to edit the database with any system editor (vi, ex, edit, ed). FLAGS -a Suppresses prompting for an abstract. Asking for an abstract is the default. Abstracts are ended with a Ctrl-D. -p promptfile 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. The addbib command 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 Processed November 8, 1990 ADDBIB(1,C) 1 ADDBIB(1,C) AIX Commands Reference ADDBIB(1,C) %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at end of reference %P Page number(s) %Q Corporate or Foreign Author (not reversed) %R Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished) %S Series title %T Title of article or book %V Volume number %X Abstract-used by roffbib, not by refer %Y,Z ignored by refer Except for %A, each field should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. EXAMPLES An example is: %A Bill Tuthill %T Refer- A Bibliography System %I Computing Services Processed November 8, 1990 ADDBIB(1,C) 2 ADDBIB(1,C) AIX Commands Reference ADDBIB(1,C) %C Berkeley %D 1982 %O UNX 4.3.5. FILES promptfile Optional file to define prompting. RELATED INFORMATION See the following commands: "refer," "sortbib," "roffbib," "lookbib, indxbib." Processed November 8, 1990 ADDBIB(1,C) 3