ADDBIB(1)                            BSD                             ADDBIB(1)



NAME
     addbib - create or extend bibliographic database

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

DESCRIPTION
     When the addbib program 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 a database. A
     null response (just <RETURN>) means leave out that field.  A minus sign
     (-) means go back to the previous field.  A trailing backslash allows a
     field to be continued on the next line.  The repeating "Continue?" prompt
     allows you to do the following:
     ⊕  Resume by typing "y" or <RETURN>
     ⊕  Quit the current session by typing "n" or "q"
     ⊕  Edit the database with any system editor ( vi(1), ex(1), edit(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
                    keyletters to be written to the database.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC FIELDS
     The bibliographic fields used by addbib consist of various keyletters.
     The most common keyletters and their meanings are listed below.  addbib
     insulates you from these keyletters, since it prompts you in English; but
     if you edit the bibliography file later on, you 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(1))
          %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   AT&T 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

     Except for "%A", you should provide each relevant field only once.  For
     example,

          %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)