NAME

addbib − create or extend a bibliographic database

SYNOPSIS

addbib [ −a ] [ −p promptfile ] database

AVAILABILITY

addbib is available with the Text software installation option.  Refer to Installing SunOS 4.1 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 promptfile
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%R Report, paper, or thesis (unpublished)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
%IPenguin 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 4.1  —  Last change: 21 December 1987