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Biber

biber

Backend processor for BibLaTeX

Runs as biber|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com
Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 11 fields

Run biber on a .bcf control file, or in tool mode on a datasource. Covers common output and validation options; sorting, encoding and macro options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
Run in Otty
otty gui biber
Process bibliographyExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Input (.bcf or datasource)*
file
Output directory
directory
Advanced
Quiet
--quiet
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Process a .bcf file
inputquietoutput_directory
Convert a datasource (tool mode)
toolinputoutput_formatoutput_fileresolve
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Tool mode
Treat the input as a datasource and write a processed copy instead of a .bbl.
boolean
--tool
Output format
enum
--output-formatdotbibtexbiblatexmlbblbblxml
Output file
path
--output-file-O
Output directory
path
--output-directory
Input directory
path
--input-directory
Config file
path
--configfile-g
Resolve xdata, crossrefs and sets in output
boolean
--output-resolve
Validate against data model
boolean
--validate-datamodel-V
Quiet
boolean
--quiet-q
No log file
boolean
--nolog
Input (.bcf or datasource)
path · positional 0
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
help
biber [options] file[.bcf] biber [options] --tool <datasource> --configfile|-g [file] --debug|-D --input-directory [directory] --nolog --output-directory [directory] --output-file|-O [file] --output-format=dot|bibtex|biblatexml|bbl|bblxml --output-resolve --quiet|-q --tool --validate-datamodel|-V
helpbiber 2.14

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed biber against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.