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NAME
     refer - expand and insert references  from  a  bibliographic
     database

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/refer [ -b ] [ -e ] [ -n ] [ -ar ] [ -cstring  ]  [
     -kx ] [ -lm,n ]
          [ -p filename ] [ -skeys ] filename...

DESCRIPTION
     refer is a preprocessor  for  nroff(1),  or  troff(1),  that
     finds  and  formats  references.   The input files (standard
     input by default) are copied to the standard output,  except
     for  lines between `.[' and `.]'  command lines.  Such lines
     are assumed to contain keywords as for lookbib(1),  and  are
     replaced by information from a bibliographic data base.  The
     user can avoid the search, override fields from it,  or  add
     new  fields.   The  reference data, from whatever source, is
     assigned to a set of troff strings.  Macro packages such  as
     ms(7)  print the finished reference text from these strings.
     A flag is placed in the text at the point of reference.   By
     default,  the  references  are  indicated  by numbers.  When
     refer is used with eqn(1), neqn, or tbl(1), refer should  be
     used  first  in the sequence, to minimize the volume of data
     passed through pipes.  The following options are available:

     -b   Bare mode - do not  put  any  flags  in  text  (neither
          numbers or labels).

     -e   Accumulate references instead of leaving the references
          where encountered, until a sequence of the form:

               .[
               $LIST$
               .]

          is encountered, and then write out all references  col-
          lected so far.  Collapse references to the same source.

     -n   Do not search the default file.

     -ar  Reverse the first r author names (Jones, J. A.  instead
          of J. A. Jones).  If r is omitted, all author names are
          reversed.

     -cstring
          Capitalize (with SMALL  CAPS)  the  fields  whose  key-
          letters are in string.

     -kx  Instead of numbering  references,  use  key  labels  as
          specified  in  a reference data line beginning with the
          characters %x; By default, %x is %L.



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refer(1)                 USER COMMANDS                   refer(1)



     -lm,n
          Instead of numbering references, use  labels  from  the
          senior  author's last name and the year of publication.
          Only the first m letters of the last name and the  last
          n  digits of the date are used.  If either of m or n is
          omitted, the entire  name  or  date,  respectively,  is
          used.

     -p filename
          Take the next argument as a file of  references  to  be
          searched.  The default file is searched last.

     -skeys
          Sort references by fields whose key-letters are in  the
          keys  string, and permute reference numbers in the text
          accordingly.  Using this option implies the -e  option.
          The  key-letters  in  keys  may be followed by a number
          indicating how many such fields are used, with a + sign
          taken as a very large number.  The default is AD, which
          sorts on the senior author and date.  To  sort  on  all
          authors  and  then  the  date,  for  instance,  use the
          options `-sA+T'.

FILES
     /usr/ucblib/reftools/papers  default publication lists and indexes
     /usr/ucblib/reftools         programs

SEE ALSO
     addbib(1),   eqn(1),   indxbib(1),   lookbib(1),   nroff(1),
     roffbib(1), sortbib(1), tbl(1), troff(1).

























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