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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: .LP
        !            62: Most
        !            63: .B LIBFILE
        !            64: items may be entered as environment variables by the same names.
        !            65: .PP
        !            66: .I Bellcat
        !            67: places a call to on-line library databases.
        !            68: Once entered,
        !            69: .I bellcat
        !            70: is self-explanatory.
        !            71: to exit.
        !            72: Option
        !            73: .B -q
        !            74: gets a `quick search', which uses no special terminal features
        !            75: and does not offer help.
        !            76: .PP
        !            77: Some of the databases are
        !            78: .TP
        !            79: .B books
        !            80: (default)
        !            81: .PD 0
        !            82: .TP
        !            83: .B journals
        !            84: .TP
        !            85: .B released
        !            86: released papers by Bell Labs authors
        !            87: .TP
        !            88: .B tech_reports
        !            89: non-AT&T technical reports
        !            90: .TP
        !            91: .I xxx
        !            92: unknown name causes a list of databases to be printed
        !            93: .PD
        !            94: .PP
        !            95: The databases of
        !            96: .I Bellcat
        !            97: and more are available through the LINUS
        !            98: service of the library network.
        !            99: You may use the
        !           100: .I library
        !           101: command to sign up for LINUS.
        !           102: .SH EXAMPLES
        !           103: .TP
        !           104: .B library -1 123456-851234-56tm
        !           105: Order a technical memorandum, giving answer 1 for kind of query and
        !           106: specifying a document number.
        !           107: .TP
        !           108: .B library -4 -p waldstein, r k
        !           109: Consult the people file.
        !           110: .SH FILES
        !           111: .F $HOME/.lib
        !           112: .br
        !           113: .F /usr/lib/bellcat
        !           114: .SH BUGS
        !           115: Except under option
        !           116: .BR -q ,
        !           117: .I bellcat
        !           118: requires a native-mode Teletype 5620 or a (possibly simulated)
        !           119: HP2621 terminal.
        !           120: Under
        !           121: .IR mux (9.1)
        !           122: .I bellcat 
        !           123: invokes a simulator if necessary.
        !           124: This introduces an extra level of shell, which can
        !           125: can be avoided thus:
        !           126: .LR "exec bellcat" .

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