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1.1       root        1: .TH LIBRARY 7
                      2: .CT 1 inst_info
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: library, bellcat \- bell labs library services
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B library
                      7: [
                      8: .I option ...
                      9: ] [
                     10: .I item ...
                     11: ]
                     12: .PP
                     13: .B bellcat
                     14: [
                     15: .B -q
                     16: ]
                     17: [
                     18: .I database
                     19: ]
                     20: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     21: .I Library
                     22: mails orders to the Bell Labs library network for books, technical
                     23: reports, etc.
                     24: Its use is self-explanatory.
                     25: .PP
                     26: A long response may be inserted with
                     27: .B ~e
                     28: or
                     29: .B ~r
                     30: as in
                     31: .IR Mail (A).
                     32: Interaction may be forestalled by answering questions on the command line
                     33: (see example) and in a personal identity file, named in
                     34: environment variable
                     35: .B LIBFILE
                     36: .RB ( .lib
                     37: by default),
                     38: which contains one or more lines like these:
                     39: .IP
                     40: .B ID:
                     41: PAN or SSN
                     42: .br
                     43: .B libname:
                     44: last name
                     45: .br
                     46: .B liblog:
                     47: log file, readable with
                     48: .B mail -f
                     49: .br
                     50: .B libcntl:
                     51: concatenated search control codes:
                     52: .B a
                     53: acknowledge,
                     54: .BI m number
                     55: max on retrieved items
                     56: .br
                     57: .B liblocal:
                     58: interaction control code:
                     59: .B x
                     60: brief prompts
                     61: .PP
                     62: .I Bellcat
                     63: places a call to on-line library databases.
                     64: Once entered,
                     65: .I bellcat
                     66: is self-explanatory.
                     67: to exit.
                     68: Option
                     69: .B -q
                     70: gets a `quick search', which uses no special terminal features
                     71: and does not offer help.
                     72: .PP
                     73: Some of the databases are
                     74: .TP
                     75: .B books
                     76: (default)
                     77: .PD 0
                     78: .TP
                     79: .B journals
                     80: .TP
                     81: .B people
                     82: AT&T personnel; option 
                     83: .B -q
                     84: is recommended
                     85: .TP
                     86: .B itis
                     87: internal documents (TM's, etc.)
                     88: .TP
                     89: .I xxx
                     90: unknown name causes a list of databases to be printed
                     91: .PD
                     92: .PP
                     93: .I Bellcat
                     94: databases are also available through the LINUS
                     95: service of the library network.
                     96: You may use the
                     97: .I library
                     98: command to sign up for LINUS.
                     99: .SH EXAMPLES
                    100: .TP
                    101: .B library -1 123456-851234-56tm
                    102: Order a technical memorandum, giving answer 1 for kind of query and
                    103: specifying a document number.
                    104: .TP
                    105: .B library -4 -p waldstein, r k
                    106: Consult the people file.
                    107: .SH FILES
                    108: .F $HOME/.lib
                    109: .br
                    110: .F /usr/lib/bellcat
                    111: .SH BUGS
                    112: Except under option
                    113: .BR -q ,
                    114: .I bellcat
                    115: requires a native-mode Teletype 5620 or a (possibly simulated)
                    116: HP2621 terminal.
                    117: Under
                    118: .IR mux (9.1)
                    119: .I bellcat 
                    120: invokes a simulator if necessary.
                    121: This introduces an extra level of shell, which can
                    122: can be avoided thus:
                    123: .LR "exec bellcat" .

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