[comp.text.tex] Looking for a program which makes Bib database file for BibTeX.

choe@milton.u.washington.edu (In Jerng Choe) (06/28/91)

Is there any program which creates, appends, and sorts a bib database
file for BibTeX?  I normaly use a text editor, which becomes
very cumbersome as the file size grows.
Our system is a MIPS Unix machine.
Thanks in advance for any information.
      In-Jerng Choe.

pauld@stowe.cs.washington.edu (Paul Barton-Davis) (06/28/91)

In article <1991Jun28.000513.16495@milton.u.washington.edu> choe@milton.u.washington.edu (In Jerng Choe) writes:
>Is there any program which creates, appends, and sorts a bib database
>file for BibTeX?  I normaly use a text editor, which becomes
>very cumbersome as the file size grows.
>Our system is a MIPS Unix machine.
>Thanks in advance for any information.
>      In-Jerng Choe.
>

If you use GNU Emacs, there is a special BibTeX mode. try

	M-x load-lib bibtex
	

and then visit a .bib file. If it doesn't come up in BibTeX mode,
first see you site administrator, and then type

	M-x bibtex-mode

"C-h m" will, as usual, give you information on special commands
available for BibTeX mode.

-- paul



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