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NAME
     addbib - create or extend bibliographic database

SYNOPSIS
     addbib  [ -p  promptfile ]  [ -a ]  database

DESCRIPTION
     When this program starts up, answering ``y'' to the initial
     ``Instructions?'' prompt yields directions; typing ``n'' or
     RETURN skips them.  addbib then prompts for various biblio-
     graphic fields, reads responses from the terminal, and sends
     output records to a 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 typ-
     ing ``n'' or ``q'', or to edit the database with any system
     editor (vi, ex, edit, ed).

     The -a option suppresses prompting for an abstract; asking
     for an abstract is the default.  Abstracts are ended with a
     CTRL-d.  The -p option causes addbib to 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.

     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          %R   Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished)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



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          %T   Title of article or book
          %V   Volume number
          %X   Abstract - used by roffbib, not by refer
          %Y,Z ignored by refer

     Except for `A', each field should be given just once.  Only
     relevant fields should be supplied.  An example is:

          %A   Bill Tuthill
          %T   Refer - A Bibliography System
          %I   Computing Services
          %C   Berkeley
          %D   1982
          %O   UNX 4.3.5.


FILES
     promptfile     optional file to define prompting

SEE ALSO
     refer(1), sortbib(1), roffbib(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1)

AUTHORS
     Al Stangenberger, Bill Tuthill































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