NAME

       jabref - graphical frontend to manage BibTeX databases

SYNOPSIS

       jabref [options] [bibtex-file]

DESCRIPTION

       JabRef  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.
       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.

OPTIONS

       -a, --aux=<STRING>
              Subdatabase from aux: file[.aux],new[.bib]

       -b, --blank=<BOOLEAN>
              Do not open any files at startup

       -d, --prdef=<STRING>
              Reset preferences (key1,key2,... or 'all')

       -f, --fetch=<STRING>
              Run Fetcher, e.g. "--fetch=Medline:cancer"

       -h, --help=<BOOLEAN>
              Display help on command line options and a list of available import/export formats

       -i, --import=<STRING>
              Import file: filename[,import format]

       --importToOpen=<STRING>
              Import to open tab

       -l, --loads=<BOOLEAN>
              Load session

       -m, --exportMatches=<STRING>
              [field=]searchTerm,outputfile[,exportFormat]

       -n, --nogui=<BOOLEAN>
              No GUI. Only process command line options.

       -o, --output=<STRING>
              Output or export file: filename[,export format]

       -p, --primp=<STRING>
              Import preferences from file

       -s, --nosplash=<BOOLEAN>
              Do not show splash window at startup

       -v, --version=<BOOLEAN>
              Display version

       -x, --prexp=<STRING>
              Export preferences to file

EXAMPLES

       Export a selection of references:

       jabref -m '(author=bock or title|keywords="computer methods") and not
              (author=sager)',output.html,html -n true inputfile.bib

       For information referring to the search  function  see  the  documentation  for  'advanced
       search'.
              Custom  export  formats  can  be  added within the program (options - manage custom
              exports). Available export formats are listed by the help (jabref -h).

JAVA-WRAPPERS NOTE

       This program is a shell script wrapper based on java-wrappers(7).  You  therefore  benefit
       from  several  features;  please see the java-wrappers(7) manual page for more information
       about them.

SEE ALSO

       the included help and commandline help: jabref -h
       http://jabref.sourceforge.net/
       java-wrappers(7)

AUTHOR

       jabref was written by Morten O. Alver and Nizar Batada.

       This manual page was written  by  gregor  herrmann  <gregoa@debian.org>,  for  the  Debian
       project (but may be used by others).

CONTRIBUTORS

       Thanks to Martin Weis <martin.weis.newsadress@gmx.de> for his updates to this manual page.

                                         January 23, 2014                               JABREF(1)