roffbib(1) USER COMMANDS roffbib(1)
NAME
roffbib - format and print a bibliographic database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/roffbib [ -e ] [ -h ] [ -Q ] [ -x ] [ -m filename ]
[ -np ] [ -olist ]
[ -raN ] [ -sN ] [ -Tterm ] [ filename ] ...
DESCRIPTION
The roffbib command prints out all records in a biblio-
graphic database, in bibliography format rather than as
footnotes or endnotes. Generally it is used in conjunction
with sortbib(1):
example% sortbib database | roffbib If abstracts or
comments are entered following the %X field key,
roffbib will format them into paragraphs for an anno-
tated bibliography. Several %X fields may be given if
several annotation paragraphs are desired. roffbib
accepts all options understood by nroff(1) except -i
and -q, as well as those listed below:
-e Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines using
full terminal resolution.
-h Use output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed out-
put and reduce output character count. TAB settings
are assumed to be every 8 nominal character widths.
-Q Queue output for the phototypesetter. Page offset is
set to 1 inch.
-x Suppress printing of abstracts.
-m filename
Prepend the macro file
/usr/ucblib/doctools/tmac/tmac.name to the input files.
There should be a space between the -m and the macro
filename. This set of macros will replace the ones
defined in /usr/ucblib/doctools/tmac/tmac.bib.
-np Number first generated page p.
-olist
Print only page numbers that appear in the comma-
separated list of numbers and ranges. A range N-M
means pages N through M; an initial -N means from the
beginning to page N; a final N- means from page N to
end.
-raN Set register a (one-character) to N. The command-line
argument -rN1 will number the references starting at 1.
Last change: BSD Compatibility Package 1
roffbib(1) USER COMMANDS roffbib(1)
Four command-line registers control formatting style of
the bibliography, much like the number registers of
ms(7). The flag -rV2 will double space the bibliogra-
phy, while -rV1 will double space references but single
space annotation paragraphs. The line length can be
changed from the default 6.5 inches to 6 inches with
the -rL6i argument, and the page offset can be set from
the default of 0 to one inch by specifying -rO1i (capi-
tal O, not zero).
-sN Halt prior to every N pages for paper loading or chang-
ing (default N=1). To resume, enter NEWLINE or RETURN.
-Tterm
Specify term as the terminal type.
FILES
/usr/ucblib/doctools/tmac/tmac.bib
file of macros used by nroff/troff
SEE ALSO
addbib(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1), nroff(1) refer(1), sort-
bib(1), troff(1).
NOTES
Users have to rewrite macros to create customized formats.
Last change: BSD Compatibility Package 2