roffbib(1)
NAME
roffbib − run off bibliographic database
SYNTAX
roffbib [ options ] [ file... ]
DESCRIPTION
The roffbib command prints out all records in a bibliographic database, in bibliography format rather than as footnotes or endnotes. Generally it is used in conjunction with sortbib:
sortbib database | roffbib
The roffbib command accepts most of the options understood by nroff(1). Most improtantly, the −T flag is used to specify terminal type.
If abstracts or comments are entered following the %X field key, roffbib will format them into paragraphs for an annotated bibliography. Several %X fields may be given if several annotation paragraphs are desired. The −x flag suppresses the printing of these abstracts.
The −e flag produces equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full terminal resolution.
The flag uses output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed output and reduce output character count. Tab characters are assumed to be every 8 nominal character widths.
The −n N flag numbers the first generated page.
−o list flag prints only pages whose page numbers appear in the comma-separated list of numbers and ranges. A range N−M means pages N through M. An initial −N means from the beginning to page N. A final N− means from N to the end.
The −s N flag means stop at every N pages.
A user-defined set of macros may be specified after the −m option. There should be a space between the −m and the macro filename. This set of macros will replace the ones defined in /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.bib. The −V flag will send output to the Versatec; the −Q flag will queue output for the phototypesetter.
Four command-line registers control formatting style of the bibliography, much like the number registers of ms(7). The command-line argument −rN1 will number the references starting at one (1). The flag −rV2 will double space the bibliography, while −rV1 will double space references but single space annotation paragraphs. The line length can be changed from the default 6.5 inches to 6 inches with the −rL6i argument, and the page offset can be set from the default of 0 to one inch by specifying −rO1i (capital O, not zero). Note: with the −V and −Q flags the default page offset is already one inch.
FILES
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.bibfile of macros used by nroff/troff