NAME

pdf-lbr-import-pdf - Import PDF files into the PDF library.

SYNOPSIS

pdf-lbr-import-pdf --version pdf-lbr-import-pdf --help|-h

pdf-lbr-import-pdf [ --no-pdf-bib ] [ --manual-entry|-e type --manual-field|-f field=value ... ] files|directories ...

... files|directories ... | pdf-lbr-import-pdf ...

DESCRIPTION

pdf-lbr-import-pdf imports PDF files and/or any PDF files in directories into the PDF library. If --no-pdf-bib is specified, any BibTeX metadata embedded in the PDF files will be ignored. If files|directories are not given on the command line, they are read from standard input, one per line.

The user will be asked to select an online query database and supply a query value which uniquely identifies the paper(s), in order for App::PDFLibrarian to retrieve a BibTeX record for the paper(s). By default App::PDFLibrarian tries to extract a Digital Object Identifier from the PDF paper(s) for use in the query. If the query is successful, the user will have an opportunity to edit the BibTeX record(s) before the PDF files are added to the library.

The user may also enter the BibTeX record manually. The type of the manual BibTeX entry defaults to article, unless the --manual-entry option specifies a different type. Additional manual BibTeX fields may be set using the --manual-field option.

Note that the editor will open the BibTeX entries of all PDF files passed to the command line, even if they are already in the library. In this way, the user may call up relevant existing BibTeX entries as a guide to filling out a new BibTeX entry; for example: entries of the same type (e.g. book, techreport), entries that appear in the same journal/conference series, etc.

PART OF

App::PDFLibrarian

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2016--2026 Karl Wette. Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.