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Name

pubindex - make inverted bibliographic index

Synopsis

pubindex [ file ] ...

Description

Pubindex makes a hashed inverted index to the named files for use by refer(1) . The files contain bibliographic references separated by blank lines. A bibliographic reference is a set of lines that contain bibliographic information fields. Each field starts on a line beginning with a `%', followed by a key-letter, followed by a blank, and followed by the contents of the field, which continues until the next line starting with `%'. The most common key-letters and the corresponding fields are:


















A    Author nameB    Title of book containing article referencedC    CityD    Dated    Alternate dateE    Editor of book containing article referencedG    Government (CFSTI) order numberI    Issuer (publisher)J    JournalK    Other keywords to use in locating referenceM    Technical memorandum numberN    Issue number within volumeO    Other commentary to be printed at end of referenceP    Page numbersR    Report numberr    Alternate report numberT    Title of article, book, etc.V    Volume numberX    Commentary unused by pubindexExcept for `A', each field should only be given once.
Only relevant fields should be supplied. An example is:





%T 5-by-5 Palindromic Word Squares%A M. D. McIlroy%J Word Ways%V 9%P 199-202%D 1976Files

x.ia, x.ib,
x.ic
where x is the first argument.

See Also

refer(1)


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