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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-makebib.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-makebib.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..80fafa4181e --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-makebib.html @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +<head> +<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label makebib</title> +</head><body> +<h3>Reconstructing <code>.bib</code> files</h3> +<p/>Perhaps you’ve lost the <code>.bib</code> file you generated your document from, +or have been sent a document without one. Or even, you’ve realised +the error of building a substantial document without the benefit of +BibTeX... +<p/>The <i>Perl</i> script, <i>tex2bib</i> makes a reasonable job +of regenerating <code>.bib</code> files from <code>thebibliography</code> +environments, provided that the original (whether automatically or +manually generated) doesn’t deviate too far from the “standard” +styles. +<p/>You are well-advised to check the output of the script. While it will +not usually destroy information, it can quite reasonably mislabel it. +<p/>Documentation of the script is to be found in the file <i>tex2bib.readme</i> +<dl> +<dt><tt><i>tex2bib</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/tex2bib/tex2bib">biblio/bibtex/utils/tex2bib/tex2bib</a> +<dt><tt><i>tex2bib.readme</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/tex2bib/README">biblio/bibtex/utils/tex2bib/README</a> +</dl> +<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=makebib">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=makebib</a> +</body> |