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     PUBINDEX(1)                  (local)                  PUBINDEX(1)

     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 refer-
          ences 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 name
               B    Title of book containing article referenced
               C    City
               D    Date
               d    Alternate date
               E    Editor of book containing article referenced
               G    Government (CFSTI) order number
               I    Issuer (publisher)
               J    Journal
               K    Other keywords to use in locating reference
               M    Technical memorandum number
               N    Issue number within volume
               O    Other commentary to be printed at end of reference
               P    Page numbers
               R    Report number
               r    Alternate report number
               T    Title of article, book, etc.
               V    Volume number
               X    Commentary unused by pubindex

          Except 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 1976

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

     PUBINDEX(1)                  (local)                  PUBINDEX(1)

     SEE ALSO
          refer(1)