.Dd July 20, 2021
.Dt FREF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm fref
.Nd format references
.
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Pp
.Nm
is a
.Xr troff 1
preprocessor that formats reference lists in Harvard style.
It does not handle inline citations.
.Pp
Unlike
.Xr refer 1 ,
.Nm
does not re-arrange references.
They are inserted in the places they are specified in the
.Xr troff 1
source code.
.Pp
.Pa fref.lex
contains a number of hardcoded strings
that should be manually changed
depending on the desired output language:
.Bl -tag -width AVAIL -offset indent
.It AND
.Dq and :
Inserted between next to last and last author.
.It AVAIL
.Dq available :
Inserted before a hypertext reference.
.It ED
.Dq editor :
Inserted before the name of the editor.
.It P
.Dq page :
Inserted before a single page.
.It PP
.Dq pages :
Inserted before multiple pages.
.It TR
.Dq translator :
Inserted before the name of the translator.
.It VOL
.Dq volume :
Inserted before the volume number.
.El
.
.Sh SYNTAX
.Pp
Lines beginning with
.Ql %
(percent) are treated as reference fields.
The percent sign is followed by a two-letter identifier,
signifying the type of field.
The field identifier is followed by a space or tab
and the contents of the field, spanning the rest of the line.
.Pp
The following fields are available:
.Bl -tag -width xxx -offset indent
.It Sy %ad
Access date.
.It Sy %bo
Book.
.It Sy %ci
City.
.It Sy %da
Date (year).
.It Sy %ed
Editor.
.It Sy %hr
Hypertext reference.
.It Sy %jo
Journal.
.It Sy %la
Label.
.It Sy %no
TODO: Issue number.
.It Sy %pp
Pages.
.It Sy %pu
Publisher.
.It Sy %se
TODO: Series.
.It Sy %ti
Title.
.It Sy %tr
Translator.
.It Sy %vo
Volume.
.It Sy %xx
Extra information.
.El
.
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Pp
The following
.Xr troff 1
source code
.Bd -literal -offset indent
\&.SH
References
\&.XP
%au     Baudouin de Courtenay, J.
%da     1972
%ti     The Difference between Phonetics and Psychophonetics
%bo     A Baudouin de Courtenay Anthology
%ed     T. A. Sebeok et al.
%tr     Edward Stankiewicz
%ci     Bloomington
%pu     Indiana University Press
%xx     Extra information
.Ed
.Pp
results in the following output:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
\&.SH
References
\&.XP
Baudouin de Courtenay, J. (1972).
The Difference between Phonetics and Psychophonetics.
\\fIA Baudouin de Courtenay Anthology\\fP (red. T. A. Sebeok et al.).
Övers. Edward Stankiewicz.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Extra information.
.Ed
.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Pp
.Xr refer 1
.
.Sh AUTHORS
.Pp
.Nm
is written by John Ankarström
.Aq Mt "john (at) ankarstrom.se" .