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.TH JABREF "1" "December 2016" "JabRef 3.6" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
JabRef \- graphical frontend to manage BibTeX databases
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B jabref [OPTIONS] [BIBTEX_FILE]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBJabRef\fP is a graphical Java application for editing bibtex (.bib)
databases. JabRef lets you organize your entries into overlapping
logical groups, and with a single click limit your view to a single
group or an intersection or union of several groups. You can customize
the entry information shown in the main window, and sort by any of the
standard Bibtex fields. JabRef can autogenerate bibtex keys for your
entries. JabRef also lets you easily link to PDF or web sources for your
reference entries.
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JabRef can import from and export to several formats, and you can
customize export filters. JabRef can be run as a command line application
to convert from any import format to any export format.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \-\-aux <FILE>
Subdatabase from AUX:
file[.aux],new[.bib]
.TP
\fB\-asfl\fR, \-\-automaticallySetFileLinks
Automatically set file links
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \-\-blank
Do not open any files at startup
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \-\-prdef <FILE>
Reset preferences (key1,key2,... or
\&'all')
.TP
\fB\-\-debug\fR
Show debug level messages
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \-\-fetch <FILE>
Run fetcher, e.g.
"\-\-fetch=Medline:cancer"
.TP
\fB\-g\fR, \-\-generateBibtexKeys
Regenerate all keys for the entries
in a BibTeX file
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \-\-help
Display help on command line options
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \-\-import <FILE>
Import file: filename[,import format]
.TP
\fB\-\-importToOpen\fR <FILE>
Import to open tab
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \-\-exportMatches <FILE>
[field]searchTerm,outputFile:
file[,exportFormat]
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \-\-nogui
No GUI. Only process command line
options.
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \-\-output <FILE>
Output or export file:
filename[,export format]
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \-\-primp <FILE>
Import preferences from file
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \-\-version
Display version
.TP
\fB\-x\fR, \-\-prexp <FILE>
Export preferences to file
.SS "Available import formats:"
.TP
BibTeX
: bibtex
.TP
BibTeXML
: bibtexml
.TP
Biblioscape
: biblioscape
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Copac
: cpc
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INSPEC
: inspec
.TP
ISI
: isi
.TP
MSBib
: msbib
.TP
Medline
: medline
.TP
MedlinePlain
: medlineplain
.TP
Ovid
: ovid
.TP
PDFcontent
: pdfcontent
.TP
REPEC New Economic Papers (NEP)
: repecnep
.TP
RIS
: ris
.TP
Refer/Endnote
: refer
.TP
SilverPlatter
: silverplatter
.TP
XMP\-annotated PDF
 : xmp
.TP
text citations
 : textcitations
.PP
Available export formats: MSBib, bibordf, bibtexml, din1505, docbook,
endnote, harvard, html, iso690rtf, iso690txt, listrefs, misq, mods,
ods, oocalc, oocsv, ris, simplehtml, tablerefs, tablerefsabsbib
.SH EXAMPLES
Export a selection of references:
.TP
\fBjabref \-m '(author=bock or title|keywords="computer methods") and not (author=sager)',output.html,html \-n true inputfile.bib\fB
.TP
For information referring to the search function see the documentation for 'advanced search'.
.TP
Custom export formats can be added within the program (options - manage custom exports).
.SH JAVA-WRAPPERS NOTE
This program is a shell script wrapper based on
.BR java-wrappers (7).
You therefore benefit from several features; please see the
.BR java-wrappers (7)
manual page for more information about them.
.SH SEE ALSO
the included help and commandline help: jabref \-h
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https://www.jabref.org/
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.BR java-wrappers (7)