---
name: "bibcop"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bibcop"
---

# bibcop(1)

Style Checker and Fixer of BibTeX Files (.bib)

## NAME

bibcop - Style Checker and Fixer of BibTeX Files (.bib)

## SYNOPSIS

bibcop \[\<options\>\] \<.bib file path\>

## DESCRIPTION

The bibcop tool is a Perl script for checking the quality of BibTeX bibliograph files (.bib) and automatically fixing found inconsistencies. It is not only a command line tool, but a LaTeX package, which can check the quality of a .bib file during the rendering of a LaTeX document. All found issues are reported as LaTeX warnings.

## OPTIONS

Various options apply:

- \--version

  Print the version of the tool

- \--help

  Print the introduction screen

- \--fix

  Autho-fix all issues and print a new content to the console

- \--latex

  Print everything in LaTeX format

- \--verbose

  Print debugging information too

## AUTHOR

Yegor Bugayenko (yegor256@gmail.com)

## BUGS

Please log issues on the GitHub homepage: https://github.com/yegor256/bibcop/issues.

## SEE ALSO

See bibcop.pdf for more details.