---
name: "biburl2doi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/biburl2doi"
---

# biburl2doi(1)

convert URLs pointing to doi.org to DOIs

## NAME

biburl2doi.pl - convert URLs pointing to doi.org to DOIs

## SYNOPSIS

biburl2doi  \[**-D**\] \[**-o** *output*\] *bib\_file*

## OPTIONS

- **-D**

  Do not delete URLs converted to DOIs

- **-o** *output*

  Output file.  If this option is not used, the name for the  output file is formed by adding `"_cleaned"` to the input file

## DESCRIPTION

The script recognizes URL fields of the kind `"http://dx.doi.org"` and their variants and converts them to DOI fields.

## AUTHOR

Boris Veytsman

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2021  Boris Veytsman

This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.