---
name: "refdb_latex2utf8txt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "refdb-clients"
version: "1.0.2-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/refdb_latex2utf8txt"
---

# refdb\_latex2utf8txt(1)

converts bibtex bibliographic data to UTF-8 plain text

## NAME

refdb\_latex2utf8txt - converts bibtex bibliographic data to UTF-8 plain text

## SYNOPSIS

**refdb\_latex2utf8txt**

## DESCRIPTION

refdb\_latex2utf8txt is a helper tool which is used by bib2ris-utf8 to clean up the output of bib2ris. It is implemented as a filter which reads from stdin and writes to stdout, without any command-line options.

## DIAGNOSTICS

The exit code of **refdb\_latex2utf8txt** is always 0 (zero).

## DATA PROCESSING

• The conversion that this tool performs was designed to facilitate the import of reference data from bibtex, through bib2ris (1), to RefDB.

• Foreign and special characters which are encoded as LaTeX commands are converted to their UTF-8 counterparts.

• All other LaTeX command are stripped off.

## SEE ALSO

**RefDB** (7), **bib2ris** (1).

*RefDB manual (local copy)*  PREFIX/share/doc/refdb-\<version\>/refdb-manual/index.html

*RefDB manual (web)*  \<**http://refdb.sourceforge.net/manual/index.html**\>

*RefDB on the web*  \<**http://refdb.sourceforge.net/**\>

## AUTHOR

refdb\_latex2utf8txt was written by Markus Hoenicka \<markus@mhoenicka.de\> based on a similar script by Peter Csizmadia.