refer(1)           UNIX System V(BSD Compatibility Package)            refer(1)


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 collected 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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      -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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