NAME

addbib − create or extend bibliographic database

USAGE

addbib [ −ppromptfile ] [ −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 bibliographic fields, reads responses from the terminal, and sends output records to a database.  A null response (RETURN only) 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 you 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 such as vi (1), ex (1), etc. 

OPTIONS

−a Suppress prompting for an abstract; asking for an abstract is the default. 

−ppromptfile Use a new prompting skeleton, defined in promptfile.  This file should contain prompt strings, a tab, and the keyletters to be written to the database. 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC FIELDS

The bibliographic fields used by addbib consist of various keyletters. The most common keyletters and their meanings are given below.  Addbib insulates you from these keyletters, since it prompts in English.  If you need to edit the bibliography file later on, the keyletter information is helpful to know. 

%AAuthor’s name
%BBook containing the article referenced
%CCity (place of publication)
%DDate of publication
%EEditor of book containing article referenced
%FFootnote number or label supplied by refer (1)
%GGovernment order number
%HHeader commentary, printed before reference
%IIssuer (publisher)
%JJournal containing the article
%KKeywords to use in locating reference
%LLabel field used by the −k option of refer (1)
%MAT&T Bell Labs Memorandum (undefined)
%NNumber within volume
%OOther commentary, printed at end of reference
%PPage number(s)
%QCorporate or foreign author (unreversed)
%RReport, paper, or thesis (unpublished)
%SSeries title
%TTitle of article or book
%VVolume number
%XAbstract — used by roffbib (1), not by refer (1)
%Y,ZIgnored by refer (1)

Except for “%A”, you should provide each relevant field only once. For example:

%ABill Tuthill
%TRefer — A Bibliography System
%IComputing Services
%CBerkeley
%D1982
%OUNX 4.3.5.

FILES

promptfileoptional file to define prompting

RELATED INFORMATION

indxbib (1), lookbib (1), refer (1), roffbib (1), sortbib (1).