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     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'.