Manual Pages for UNIX Operating System command usage for man roffbib

User Commands                                          roffbib(1)



NAME
     roffbib - format and print a bibliographic database

SYNOPSIS
     roffbib [-e] [-h] [-m filename] [-np] [-olist] [-Q] [-raN]
          [-sN] [-Tterm] [-V] [-x] [filename] ...


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(1):


     example% sortbib database | roffbib

OPTIONS
     roffbib accepts all options understood by nroff(1) except -i
     and -q.

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


     -h             Use output tabs during horizontal spacing  to
                    speed  output  and  reduce  output  character
                    count. TAB settings are assumed to be every 8
                    nominal character widths.


     -m filename    Prepend        the         macro         file
                    /usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.name  to  the  input
                    files. There should be a space between the -m
                    and  the  macro  filename. This set of macros
                    will   replace   the    ones    defined    in
                    /usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.bib.


     -np            Number first generated page p.


     -olist         Print only page numbers that  appear  in  the
                    comma-separated list of numbers and ranges. A
                    range N-M means pages N through M; an initial
                    -N  means  from  the  beginning  to page N; a
                    final N- means from page N to end.


     -Q             Queue output for the  phototypesetter.   Page
                    offset is set to 1 inch.





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     -raN           Set register  a  (one-character)  to  N.  The
                    command-line  argument  -rN1  will number the
                    references starting at 1.

                    Four command-line registers  control  format-
                    ting style of the bibliography, much like the
                    number registers of ms(5). The flag -rV2 will
                    double  space  the  bibliography,  while -rV1
                    will double space references but single space
                    annotation paragraphs. The line length can be
                    changed from the  default  6.5  inches  to  6
                    inches  with the -rL6i argument, and the page
                    offset can be set from the default  of  0  to
                    one  inch by specifying -rO1i (capital O, not
                    zero).


     -sN            Halt prior to every N pages for paper loading
                    or  changing  (default N=1). To resume, enter
                    NEWLINE or RETURN.


     -Tterm         Specify term as the terminal type.


     -V             Send output to the Versatec.  Page offset  is
                    set to 1 inch.


     -x             If abstracts or comments are entered  follow-
                    ing  the  %X  field  key, roffbib will format
                    them  into  paragraphs   for   an   annotated
                    bibliography.  Several %X fields may be given
                    if several annotation paragraphs are desired.


FILES
     /usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.bib

         file of macros used by nroff/troff


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:










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SEE ALSO
     addbib(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1), nroff(1) refer(1),  sort-
     bib(1), troff(1), attributes(5)

BUGS
     Users have to rewrite macros to create customized formats.










































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