indxbib(1)         UNIX System V(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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