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PROGRAM:

NAME

bibtexconv — BibTeX Converter

SYNOPSIS

bibtexconv BibTeX_File [-export-to-bibtex=file] [-export-to-separate-bibtexs=prefix]
[-export-to-xml=file] [-export-to-separate-xmls=prefix] [-nbsp=string]
[-non-interactive] [-check-urls] [-only-check-new-urls]
[-store-downloads=directory] [-add-url-command] [-skip-notes-with-isbn-and-issn]
[-add-notes-with-isbn-and-issn]

DESCRIPTION

bibtexconv is a BibTeX file converter which allows one to export BibTeX entries to other
formats, including customly defined text output. Furthermore, it provides the possibility to
check URLs (including MD5, size and MIME type computations) and to verify ISBN and ISSN
numbers.
bibtexconv provides an interactive mode (usually used in form of export scripts) which
allows for fine-granular selection of entries, sorting and export template specification.

OPTIONS

The following arguments may be provided:

BibTeX_File
The BibTeX input file.

-export-to-bibtex=file
Write the results as BibTeX into the given file.

-export-to-separate-bibtexs=prefix
Write the results as BibTeX; for each entry, an own file will be created. The
filename will be generated from given prefix (e.g. "/tmp/MyBibTex-"), the entry key
and ".bib".

-export-to-xml=file
Write the results as XML (as used by IETF Internet Draft processing tools) into the
given file.

-export-to-separate-xmls=prefix
Write the results as XML; for each entry, an own file will be created. The filename
will be generated from given prefix (e.g. "/tmp/MyBibTex-"), the entry key and
".xml".

-nbsp=string
Replace non-breakable space by given string (for example, " " when writing
HTML).

-check-urls
Check URLs by downloading the content file and adding MD5, size and MIME type
entries.

-only-check-new-urls
Combined with -check-urls, checks are only performed for new entries where MD5, size
and/or MIME type are still unknown.

-store-downloads=directory
Combined with -check-urls, all checked references are downloaded and stored in the
given directory. Existing files will be overwritten.

-add-url-command
Add \url{} commands to url tags in BibTeX export.

-skip-notes-with-isbn-and-issn
When reading the BibTeX file, ignore "note" items with ISBN and ISSN.

-add-notes-with-isbn-and-issn
When writing a BibTeX file, create "note" items with ISBN and ISSN.

-non-interactive
Turns on non-interactive mode. Useful for just performing URL checks and ISBN/ISSN
verification.

COMMANDS

After startup, bibtexconv accepts the following commands from standard input (not as
command-line arguments!):

cite key custom1 custom2 custom3 custom4 custom5
Select specific entry in the input BibTeX file, given by key. Optionally, up to five
custom strings may be attached to the selected entry.

citeAll
Select all entries in the input BibTeX file.

clear Clear all selections.

echo string
Write given string to standard output.

export
Export selected entries to standard output, according to configured printing
template.

header

include file
Include another export script, given by file name.

monthNames jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
Changes textual representation of month names. This is necessary when non-English
names are required for export.

nbsp Changes textual representation of the "non-breakable space", for example   in
HTML or ~ in BibTeX.

sort

template

template+

templatenew

trailer

utf8Style

xmlStyle

EXAMPLES

Have a look into /usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ (or corresponding path of your system)
for example export scripts. The export scripts contain the commands which are read by
bibtexconv from standard input.

bibtexconv \
/usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ExampleReferences.bib \
-export-to-bibtex=UpdatedReferences.bib \
-check-urls -only-check-new-urls -non-interactive
Checks URLs of all entries in
/usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ExampleReferences.bib, adds MD5, size and MIME
type items and writes the results to UpdatedReferences.bib.

bibtexconv \
/usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ExampleReferences.bib \
</usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/web-example.export >MyPublications.html
Uses export script /usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/web-example.export to export
references from /usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ExampleReferences.bib to
MyPublications.html as XHTML 1.1.

bibtexconv \
/usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ExampleReferences.bib \
</usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/text-example.export >MyPublications.txt
Uses export script /usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/text-example.export to export
references from /usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ExampleReferences.bib to
MyPublications.txt as plain text.

bibtexconv \
/usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ExampleReferences.bib \
-non-interactive -export-to-separate-xmls=reference.
Convert all references to XML references to be includable in IETF Internet Drafts.
For each reference, an own file is generated, named with the prefix "reference.",
for example reference.Globecom2010.xml for entry Globecom2010.

bibtexconv \
/usr/share/doc/bibtexconv/examples/ExampleReferences.bib \
-non-interactive -export-to-separate-bibtexs=
Convert all references to BibTeX references. For each reference, an own file is
generated, named with the prefix "", for example Globecom2010.bib for entry
Globecom2010.

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