.. index:: JabRef
.. _JabRef:

JabRef
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Description
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JabRef is an open source bibliography reference manager.

User instructions
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JabRef is available via the modules system.  To add it to your environment run:

.. code-block:: bash

    $ module load jabref/3.8.2

after which JabRef can be running be executing

.. code-block:: bash

    $ jabref

The `JabRef website <http://jabref.sourceforge.net/documentation.php>`_ contains useful documentation.

Source
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http://jabref.sourceforge.net

License
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GNU General Public License.

Admin notes
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JabRef is most easily installed by downloading its jar file, which I placed in ``/common/debian/9.1/Desktop/jabref/jabref-3.8.2/lib/``.  I then used a simple script to launch JabRef, which I placed in ``/common/debian/9.1/Desktop/jabref/jabref-3.8.2/bin/jabref``:

.. code-block:: bash

    #!/bin/bash
    bindir=$(dirname $0)
    verdir=${bindir%bin}
    verdir=$(basename $verdir)
    version=${verdir/jabref-/}
    java -jar $bindir/../lib/JabRef-$version.jar