[Tex/LaTex] References not updating from BibTex

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I have a quick question about updating my references from Bibtex. I am using TexStudio as my Latex editor.

I have to make changes to some of the references. I put the changes in the "references.bib" file. I then compile the Bibtex and the main document I'm working on. Sometimes the changes show up, and sometimes they don't, and I haven't figured out why. I have even gone as far as trying to delete the references by changing the filename, but the original references still appear. Here's what I put in my main document:

\newpage %Puts in References

\bibliographystyle{unsrt}

\bibliography{references}

My references.bib file shows all the changes I have made. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Best Answer

Sometimes you need delete all temporary files, like:

.aux, .bbl, .blg, .brf, .dvi, .ilg, .ind, .log, .out, .nav, .snm, .toc, .idx, .lof, .lot, .snm, .bcf, .run.xml, .vrb, ...

And recompile your .tex file:

latex  main.tex
bibtex main.aux
latex  main.tex
latex  main.tex

P.S. Look for some missing comma in .bib file.

1. Patch the `\end{thebibliography}` as follows:

\AtEndEnvironment{thebibliography}{
% all your extra bibitems go here
\bibitem{extra1}A. Uthor, Some Extra Paper, vol 123, p.2--3 
}

Do not forget to put \usepackage{etoolbox} somewhere in the preamble. MWE:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{etoolbox}

\begin{document}

\AtEndEnvironment{thebibliography}{
% all your extra bibitems go here
\bibitem{extra1}A. Uthor, Some Extra Paper, vol 123, p.2--3 
}

Cite from above \cite{extra1}.
Cite from bib-file \cite{bookWhatever}.

\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{/Users/Papers/master.bib} 

\end{document}

2. Create a "local" bib file.

Basically, the same trick, as has been suggested already by R. Schumacher.
But, if you prefer to keep everything in one .tex file, just do like in the following MWE:

\begin{filecontents}{mylocalbib.bib}
@article{extra1,
  title={Title},
  author={A. Uthor},
  journal={PRL},
  volume={12},
  pages={123--124},
  year={1999},
}
\end{filecontents}

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}
\cite{extra1}

\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{/Users/Papers/master.bib,mylocalbib} 
% here both your "global" and "local" bib-files are mentioned

\end{document}

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1. Patch the \end{thebibliography} as follows:

2. Create a "local" bib file.

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