indxbib(1)
NAME
indxbib - create an inverted index to a bibliographic data-
base
SYNOPSIS
indxbib database-file...
DESCRIPTION
indxbib makes an inverted index to the named database-file
(which must reside within the current directory), typically
for use by lookbib(1) and refer(1). A database contains
bibliographic references (or other kinds of information)
separated by blank lines.
A bibliographic reference is a set of lines, constituting
fields of bibliographic information. Each field starts on a
line beginning with a `%', followed by a key-letter, then a
blank, and finally the contents of the field, which may con-
tinue until the next line starting with `%'.
indxbib is a shell script that calls two programs:
/usr/lib/refer/mkey and /usr/lib/refer/inv. mkey truncates
words to 6 characters, and maps upper case to lower case.
It also discards words shorter than 3 characters, words
among the 100 most common English words, and numbers (dates)
< 1000 or > 2099. These parameters can be changed.
indxbib creates an entry file (with a .ia suffix), a posting
file (.ib), and a tag file (.ic), in the working directory.
FILES
/usr/lib/refer/mkey
/usr/lib/refer/inv
x.ia entry file
x.ib posting file
x.ic tag file
x.ig reference file
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| Availability | SUNWdoc |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
addbib(1), lookbib(1), refer(1), roffbib(1), sortbib(1),
attributes(5)
BUGS
All dates should probably be indexed, since many disciplines
refer to literature written in the 1800s or earlier.
indxbib does not recognize pathnames.
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