CLI reference management tools for BibTeX.
Can fetch BibTeX entries from Crossref and arXiv using pdflu.
Very much a work-in-progress right now (even more so than pdflu).
Top-level command:
Usage: bibmgr [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Manage BibTeX references.
Options:
--verbose Print detailed output.
--debug Print debug information.
--dry-run Run command without moving or writing to any files.
-c, --config FILE Specify configuration file.
-L, --library TEXT Select library, as specified in config.
--help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
add Add linked files to BibTeX library.
echo Print BibTeX library.
edit Open BibTeX library in text editor.
org Organize BibTeX library and linked files.
Add a PDF to the library:
Usage: bibmgr add [OPTIONS] [FILES]...
Add linked files to BibTeX library.
Options:
-K, --key TEXT Destination key for BibTeX entry.
-q, --query TEXT Manually specified query. Only supported when adding
one file.
-k, --keywords TEXT Keyword to apply to all added files
-s, --skip-query Skip online query and BibTeX reorganization.
-i, --interactive Run an interactive query.
--help Show this message and exit.
Print the library:
Usage: bibmgr echo [OPTIONS]
Print BibTeX library.
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
Edit the BibTeX file manually:
Usage: bibmgr edit [OPTIONS]
Open BibTeX library in text editor.
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
Reformat the BibTeX file and move/rename the linked PDFs.
Usage: bibmgr org [OPTIONS]
Organize BibTeX library and linked files.
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
Place the following file in~/.config/bibmgr/bibmgr.conf:
[bibmgr]
# Default library to manipulate
default_library = library
# Maximum number of words from title to put in file name
filename_words = 4
# Max number of characters in file name
filename_length = 100
# Max number of characters in BibTeX key
key_length = 40
# Your favourite editor for `bibmgr edit`
editor = nvim
# Order of BibTeX fields
field_order = title, author, month, year, booktitle, journaltitle, eventtitle, journal, publisher, location, series, volume, number, pages, numpages, issn, doi, url, groups, keywords, comment, file
# Mandatory BibTeX fields, will be filled blank if not specified
mandatory_fields = title, author, year, groups, keywords, comment, file
# Maximum number of query results to fetch (per API)
max_query_results = 10
# Put an email here to gain access to the Crossref API's polite pool, which
# gives better performance. For more info, see
# https://github.com/CrossRef/rest-api-doc#good-manners--more-reliable-service
polite_pool_email = you@email.com
[parsing]
# Maximum number of pages to parse
max_pages = 2
# Maximum number of lines for text box to be parsed
max_lines = 4
# Minimum number of words for text box to be parsed
min_words = 2
# Maximum number of words for text box to be parsed
max_words = 30
# Maximum number of characters in a query
max_chars = 200
# Can define as many libraries as you want
[library]
bibtex_file = /home/.../library.bib
storage_path = /home/.../library
default_group = unfiled
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