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.\" first draft by Larry Kollar
.TH neatrefer 1
.SH NAME
neatrefer \- the neatroff reference pre-processor
.SH SYNOPSIS
.I neatrefer
.RB [ \-p \~\c
.IR bib ]
.RB [ \-e ]
.RB [ \-m ]
.RI [< input ]
.RI [> output ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Neatrefer
is a preprocessor for
.IR neatroff .
It processes reference markup between
.B \&.[
and
.B \&.]
commands, replacing the commands
with reference information from a database of references.
The output is formatted as footnotes or endnotes.
.SS "Extensions and Limitations"
.I Neatrefer
assumes that each database entry
has an
.B L
key, which specifies the label of a record.
.LP
.I Neatrefer
supports multiple references in a single
.BR \&.[ / \&.]
command when using the
.B -m
option.
Separate multiple labels by whitespace.
.SH OPTIONS
The following options are available:
.IP "\-p \fIbib\fP" 8
The file name of the reference database.
.IP "\-e"
Accumulate references.
.IP "\-m"
Allow multiple references in a single
.BR \&.[ / \&.]
command.
Separate labels with whitespace.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR neatroff (1)
.IP http://man.cat-v.org/unix_8th/1/refer 4
The original
.I refer
manpage.