Is it possible to tell bibtex to use a file with a specific extension?
If you do \bibliography{mybib.org}
, then bibtex simply looks for a file called mybib.org.bib
. Is there any way to avoid the .bib
extension?
Using texlive 2011-1.
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Sign up to join this communityThe compilation by bibtex
doesn't allow such a combintion. The help function of the compiler demonstrates it:
localhost:~ marco$ bibtex --help
Usage: bibtex [OPTION]... AUXFILE[.aux]
Write bibliography for entries in AUXFILE to AUXFILE.bbl,
along with a log file AUXFILE.blg.
-min-crossrefs=NUMBER include item after NUMBER cross-refs; default 2
-terse do not print progress reports
-help display this help and exit
-version output version information and exit
bibtex
uses the file to create your bibliography file with the extensionbbl
..bib
extension.** Bibtex
) inside each paper's headline. That way it is nicely hidden away from view, and I can focus on the title and notes I've made about the paper. Since the entry never starts with a*
it doesn't bother org-mode in any way. And since bibtex just completely ignores everything outside the bib-entries, they both play nice with each other.