.\" -*- nroff -*-.TH @G@LOOKBIB @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@".SH NAME@g@lookbib \- search bibliographic databases.SH SYNOPSIS.B @g@lookbib[.B \-v][.BI \-i string][.BI \-t n].IR filename \|.\|.\|..SH DESCRIPTION@g@lookbib prints a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard input is not a terminal),reads from the standard input a line containing a set of keywords,searches the bibliographic databases.IR filename \|.\|.\|.for references containing those keywords,prints any references found on the standard output,and repeats this process until the end of input.For each database.I filenameto be searched,if an index.IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@created by.BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)exists, then it will be searched instead;each index can cover multiple databases..SH OPTIONS.TP.B \-vPrint the version number..TP.BI \-i stringWhen searching files for which no index exists,ignore the contents of fields whose names are in.IR string ..TP.BI \-t nOnly require the first.I ncharacters of keys to be given.Initially.I nis 6..SH FILES.TP \w'\fIfilename\fB@INDEX_SUFFIX@'u+2n.IB filename @INDEX_SUFFIX@Index files..SH "SEE ALSO".BR @g@refer (@MAN1EXT@),.BR lkbib (@MAN1EXT@),.BR @g@indxbib (@MAN1EXT@)