---
name: "csl_unsorted"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-citeproc"
version: "0.8.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/csl_unsorted"
---

# csl\_unsorted(1)

output a formatted bibliography from bibtex file

## NAME

**csl\_unsorted** - output a formatted bibliography from bibtex file

## SYNOPSIS

```
csl_unsorted [options] <bib_file>
```

## DESCRIPTION

**Output a formatted bibliography from bibtex file \<bib\_file\> to stdout**

## OPTIONS

**-s, --style=\<style\>.csl**

```
      choose CSL style file (default: harvard1)
```

**-f, --format=\<format\>**

```
      choose output format: plain, html, or rst (default)
```

## ENVIRONMENT

**You might want to put the path to your CSL styles in the \`CSL\_STYLES\_PATH\`** **environment variable with something like (bash shell):**

```
    export CSL_STYLES_PATH=$HOME/dev_trees/styles
```

## AUTHORS

**citeproc-py was written by Brecht Machiels \<brecht@mos6581.org\>**