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.TH BIB-UTIL 1 "June 2026" "bibutils" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
bib-util \- wrapper for the bibutils bibtex tools
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B bib-util
.I command
.RI [ args " ...]"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B bib-util
dispatches to the individual bibutils scripts, so that the whole suite
can be driven through a single entry point.
The
.I command
is one of the following; all remaining arguments are passed through
unchanged.
.TP
.B add
insert entries into a database; see
.BR bib-add (1)
.TP
.B check
lint a database; see
.BR bib-check (1)
.TP
.B convert
convert between bibtex and refer formats; see
.BR bib-convert (1)
.TP
.B extract
filter a database down to the entries cited in a document; see
.BR bib-extract (1)
.TP
.B fetch
fetch an entry for a pdf by DOI or arXiv id; see
.BR bib-fetch (1)
.TP
.B gen
generate an entry from user input; see
.BR bib-gen (1)
.TP
.B key
generate citation keys for entries; see
.BR bib-key (1)
.TP
.B ls
list the entries in a database; see
.BR bib-ls (1)
.SH EXIT STATUS
That of the dispatched command, or 2 if the command is unknown.
.SH EXAMPLES
.nf
bib-util fetch paper.pdf | bib-util add refs.bib
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR bib-add (1),
.BR bib-check (1),
.BR bib-convert (1),
.BR bib-extract (1),
.BR bib-fetch (1),
.BR bib-gen (1),
.BR bib-key (1),
.BR bib-ls (1)