Rebiber is a command-line tool that replaces unofficial or arXiv BibTeX entries with official records from DBLP or the ACL Anthology. Existing citation keys are preserved, so references already used throughout a document do not need to be changed.
The software matches records using title information together with author checks intended to reduce incorrect substitutions. Its packaged publication data covers a broad selection of computer science conferences and journals. An optional live lookup can search DBLP when a suitable record is not available in the local data.
A dry-run mode shows proposed changes without modifying the bibliography, while reports can be written to a separate file. Rebiber can restrict replacements to citation keys actually used by specified TeX files and can process multiple BibTeX files in one operation.
Formatting facilities include retaining only selected fields, removing unwanted fields, protecting acronyms in titles, abbreviating venue names, sorting entries by citation key and controlling duplicate keys. A format-only mode applies formatting without attempting to replace publication records.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Replaces unofficial BibTeX entries with official publication records.
- Uses DBLP and ACL Anthology data.
- Preserves existing citation keys.
- Checks title and author information before replacing records.
- Provides optional live DBLP lookups.
- Offers a dry-run mode.
- Generates reports describing proposed changes.
- Can restrict replacements to citations used in selected TeX files.
- Supports field removal and field allowlists.
- Protects acronyms in titles.
- Supports venue abbreviation.
- Sorts entries by citation key.
- Provides a format-only mode.
- Processes multiple BibTeX files.
Website: github.com/yuchenlin/rebiber
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Developer: Bill Yuchen Lin
License: MIT License
Rebiber is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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