LIBRARY(7) LIBRARY(7) NAME library, bellcat - bell labs library services SYNOPSIS library [ option ... ] [ item ... ] bellcat [ -q ] [ database ] DESCRIPTION Library mails orders to the Bell Labs library network for books, technical reports, etc. Its use is self-explanatory. A long response may be inserted with ~e or ~r as in Mail(A). Interaction may be forestalled by answering questions on the command line (see example) and in a personal identity file, named in environment variable LIBFILE (.lib by default), which contains one or more lines like these: ID: PAN or SSN LIBNAME: last name LIBLOG: log file, readable with mail -f LIBCNTL: concatenated search control codes: a acknowl- edge, mnumber max on retrieved items LIBLOCAL: interaction control code: x brief prompts Most LIBFILE items may be entered as environment variables by the same names. Bellcat places a call to on-line library databases. Once entered, bellcat is self-explanatory. to exit. Option -q gets a `quick search', which uses no special terminal fea- tures and does not offer help. Some of the databases are books (default) journals released released papers by Bell Labs authors tech_reports non-AT&T technical reports xxx unknown name causes a list of databases to be printed The databases of Bellcat and more are available through the LINUS service of the library network. You may use the library command to sign up for LINUS. EXAMPLES library -1 123456-851234-56tm LIBRARY(7) LIBRARY(7) Order a technical memorandum, giving answer 1 for kind of query and specifying a document number. library -4 -p waldstein, r k Consult the people file. FILES BUGS Except under option -q, bellcat requires a native-mode Tele- type 5620 or a (possibly simulated) HP2621 terminal. Under mux(9.1) bellcat invokes a simulator if necessary. This introduces an extra level of shell, which can can be avoided thus: `exec bellcat'.