ROFFBIB(1)                           BSD                            ROFFBIB(1)



NAME
     roffbib - run off bibliographic database

SYNOPSIS
     roffbib [ -e ] [ -h ] [ -nN ] [ -o ] [ -r ] [ -s ] [ -Tterm ] [ -x ] [ -m
     mac ] [ -V ] [ -Q ] [ file ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     roffbib prints out all records in a bibliographic database, in
     bibliography format rather than as footnotes or endnotes.  Generally it
     is used in conjunction with sortbib, as shown below:

          sortbib  database | roffbib

     roffbib accepts most of the options that nroff(1), understands, most
     importantly the -T flag to specify terminal type.

     If you enter abstracts or comments following the %X field key, roffbib
     formats them into paragraphs for an annotated bibliography.  You may
     supply several %X fields if several annotation paragraphs are desired.

OPTIONS
     -e        Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full
               terminal resolution.

     -h        Use output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed output and
               reduce the output character count.  Assume tab setting to be
               every nominal character witdth.

     -nN       Make N the page number of the first page generated.

     -x        Suppress the printing of these abstracts.

     -m mac    Specify a user-defined set of macros to replace the ones
               defined in /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.bib.  There should be a space
               between the -m and the macro filename.

     -V        Send output to a Versatec printer.

     -Q        Queue output for phototypesetter.

     Five command-line registers control formatting style of the bibliography,
     much like the number registers of ms(7).

     -rN1      Number the references starting at one (1).

     -rV2      Double space the bibliography,

     -rV1      Double space references but single space annotation paragraphs.

     -rL6i     Change the line length from the default 6.5 inches to 6 inches.

     -rO1i     Change the page offset from the default of 0 to one inch (Use a
               capital O, not zero).  Note: with the -V and -Q flags the
               default page offset is already one inch.

BUGS
     Users have to rewrite macros to create customized formats.

FILES
     /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.bib  file of macros used by nroff/troff

SEE ALSO
     refer(1), addbib(1), sortbib(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1), nroff(1),
     troff(1)