I need to automatically remove certain fields – e.g. abstract
, review
, group
, and file
– from .bib files that contain not only bibtex entries but also (newer) biblatex entries such as @Thesis
. This is the same as asked and answered in this question, but for files including biblatex entries.
This is how an example entry for a @Thesis
in the .bib file might look like:
@Thesis{Author_18_TheThesis,
author = {Mr Author},
title = {The Thesis},
type = {Doctoral Dissertation},
institution = {Department of Documents, University of Stackexchange},
year = {2018},
abstract = {This is the abstract.},
file = {:author/Author_18_TheThesis.pdf:PDF},
review = {This is the review.},
groups = {publications},
}
bibtool, which is the accepted answer is the referred question, does not yet seem to support such entries and skips them with a warning:
@Thesis{Author_18_TheThesis,
_^
*** BibTool ERROR: (line 123 in ./yourbibliography.bib): Unknown entry type
*** BibTool WARNING: Skipping to next '@'
How would you automatically remove such fields from .bib files containing biblatex entries? (I would prefer solutions that run on a Linux machine).
Best Answer
Andrew Swann's answer using bibtool originally linked in the OP does work, provided the resource
biblatex
is given (ht to moewe).So, for a file
remove-fields.rsc
:The command:
will result in: