file
, which contains a list of linked files. Each entry can have an arbitrary number of file links, and each linked file can be opened quickly from JabRef. The fields url
and doi
are used as links to documents on the web in the form of a URL or a DOI identifier, respectively (see URL and DOI in JabRef).file
. From within JabRef, however, they appear as an editable list of links accessed from the entry editor along with other fields.bib
file in a way that it does not overwrite the setting of another user. For this, JabRef uses the username of the currently logged-in user (-<loginname>
is used as a suffix in the jabref-meta
field). So, both mary
and aileen
can set a different user-specific file directory.bib
file, it chooses that directory. If no match is found, it uses the "General file directory" of the bib file. If that is not found, it uses the one configured at Options → Preferences → Linked files.bib
file. It is also possible to achieve this result by setting .
as "General file directory" in the library properties.a.bib
Library → Library properties → General file directory → papers
. Assume to have two bib files: a.bib
and b.bib
located in different directories: a.bib
located at C:\a.bib
and b.bib
located at X:\b.bib
. When I click on the +
icon in the general Tab of file a.bib
, the popup is opened in the directory C:\papers
(assuming C:\papers
exists).*
- Search in all immediate subdirectories excluding the current and any deeper subdirectories.**
- Search in all subdirectories recursively AND the current directory..
and ..
- The current directory and the parent directory.[title]
- All expressions in square brackets are replaced by their corresponding citation key pattern.[extension]
- Is replaced by the file-extension of the field you are using.**/.*[citationkey].*\\.[extension]
. As you can see this will search in all subdirectories of the extension-based directory (for instance in the PDF directory) for any file that has the correct extension and contains the citation key somewhere.F4
, but it can also be customized.Ctrl + Click
on Mac OS X) to bring up a menu showing all links.