NAME

pybtex - BibTeX-compatible bibliography processor in Python

SYNOPSIS

pybtex [ options ] auxfile.aux

DESCRIPTION

Pybtex reads citation information from a LaTeX .aux file and produces a formatted bibliography. Pybtex understands BibTeX .bib and .bst style files and can be used as a drop-in replacement for BibTeX.
 
Besides BibTeX .bib files, BibTeXML and YAML bibliography files are supported.
 
It is also possible to define bibliography formatting styles in Python.

GENERAL OPTONS

--version
show program's version number and exit
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--strict
turn warnings into errors
--terse
ignored for compatibility with BibTeX
--min-crossrefs=NUMBER
include item after NUMBER crossrefs; default 2
-f FORMAT, --bibliography-format=FORMAT
bibliograpy format (bibtex, bibtexml, yaml)
-b BACKEND, --output-backend=BACKEND
output backend (html, latex, markdown, plaintext)
-s STYLE, --style=STYLE
bibliography formatting style
-l LANGUAGE, --style-language=LANGUAGE
style definition language to use (bibtex or python)

PYTHONIC STYLE OPTIONS

--label-style=STYLE
label formatting style (alpha, number)
--name-style=STYLE
name formatting style (lastfirst, plain)
--sorting-style=STYLE
sorting style (author_year_title, none)
--abbreviate-names
use abbreviated name formatting style

ENCODING OPTIONS

-e ENCODING, --encoding=ENCODING
default encoding
--bibtex-encoding=ENCODING
--bst-encoding=ENCODING
--output-encoding=ENCODING

SEE ALSO

https://pybtex.org/