indxbib(1BSD)        (BSD System Compatibility)        indxbib(1BSD)


       NAME
             indxbib - (BSD) 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

       REFERENCES
             addbib(1BSD), lookbib(1BSD), refer(1BSD), roffbib(1BSD),
             sortbib(1BSD)

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




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