NAME

addbib − create or extend a bibliographic database

SYNOPSIS

addbib [ −a ] [ −p promptfile ] database

AVAILABILITY

This command is available with the Text Processing Tools software installation option.  Refer to Installing the SunOS for information on how to install optional software. 

DESCRIPTION

When addbib starts up, answering y to the initial Instructions?  prompt yields directions; typing n or RETURN skips them.  addbib then prompts for various bibliographic fields, reads responses from the terminal, and sends output records to database.  A null response (just RETURN) means to leave out that field.  A − (minus sign) means to go back to the previous field.  A trailing backslash allows a field to be continued on the next line.  The repeating Continue?  prompt allows the user either to resume by typing y or RETURN, to quit the current session by typing n or q, or to edit database with any system editor (vi(1), ex(1), ed(1)). 

OPTIONS

−a Suppress prompting for an abstract; asking for an abstract is the default.  Abstracts are ended with a CTRL−D. 

−p Use a new prompting skeleton, defined in promptfile. This file should contain prompt strings, a TAB, and the key-letters to be written to the database.

USAGE

Bibliography Key Letters"

The most common key-letters and their meanings are given below.  addbib insulates you from these key-letters, since it gives you prompts in English, but if you edit the bibliography file later on, you will need to know this information. 

%A Author’s name

%B Book containing article referenced

%C City (place of publication)

%D Date of publication

%E Editor of book containing article referenced

%F Footnote number or label (supplied by refer)

%G Government order number

%H Header commentary, printed before reference

%I Issuer (publisher)

%J Journal containing article

%K Keywords to use in locating reference

%L Label field used by −k option of refer

%M Bell Labs Memorandum (undefined)

%N Number within volume

%O Other commentary, printed at end of reference

%P Page number(s)

%Q Corporate or Foreign Author (unreversed)

%R Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished)

%S Series title

%T Title of article or book

%V Volume number

%X Abstract — used by roffbib, not by refer

%Y,Z Ignored by refer

EXAMPLE

Except for A, each field should be given just once.  Only relevant fields should be supplied. 

%AMark Twain
%TLife on the Mississippi
%IPenquin Books
%CNew York
%D1978

SEE ALSO

ed(1), ex(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1), refer(1), roffbib(1), sortbib(1), vi(1)

refer in Formatting Documents

Sun Release 4.0  —  Last change: 21 December 1987