indxbib(1)              (BSD Compatibility Package)              indxbib(1)


   NAME
         indxbib - create an inverted index to a bibliographic database

   SYNOPSIS
         /usr/ucb/indxbib database-file...

   DESCRIPTION
         indxbib makes an inverted index to the named database-file (which
         must reside within the current directory), typically for use by
         lookbib and refer.  A database contains bibliographic references (or
         other kinds of information) separated by blank lines.

         A bibliographic reference is a set of lines, constituting fields of
         bibliographic information. Each field starts on a line beginning with
         a `%', followed by a key-letter, then a blank, and finally the
         contents of the field, which may continue until the next line
         starting with `%' (see addbib).

         indxbib is a shell script that calls two programs:  mkey and inv.
         mkey truncates words to 6 characters, and maps upper case to lower
         case.  It also discards words shorter than 3 characters, words among
         the 100 most common English words, and numbers (dates) < 1900 or >
         2000. These parameters can be changed.

         indxbib creates an entry file (with a .ia suffix), a posting file
         (.ib), and a tag file (.ic), in the working directory.

   FILES
         /usr/ucblib/reftools/mkey
         /usr/ucblib/reftools/inv
         *.ia                entry file
         *.ib                posting file
         *.ic                tag file
         *.ig                reference file

   SEE ALSO
         addbib(1), lookbib(1), refer(1), roffbib(1), sortbib(1).

   NOTES
         All dates should probably be indexed, since many disciplines refer to
         literature written in the 1800s or earlier.

         indxbib does not recognize pathnames.










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