papis
TLDR
Add document from file
$ papis add [document.pdf]
Add with metadata$ papis add --set author "[Name]" --set title "[Title]" [document.pdf]
Search library$ papis open "[query]"
Export to BibTeX$ papis export --format bibtex "[query]"
Edit document metadata$ papis edit "[query]"
List all documents$ papis list
SYNOPSIS
papis command [options] [args]
DESCRIPTION
papis is a command-line bibliography manager. It stores documents and metadata in a folder structure, supports multiple libraries, and integrates with editors and reference managers.
Documents are stored with YAML metadata files.
PARAMETERS
add
Add document.open
Open document.edit
Edit metadata.export
Export references.list
List documents.browse
Open in browser.rm
Remove document.--set field value
Set metadata field.
LIBRARY STRUCTURE
$ ~/Documents/papers/
├── author2023title/
│ ├── info.yaml
│ └── document.pdf
├── author2023title/
│ ├── info.yaml
│ └── document.pdf
CONFIGURATION
$ # ~/.config/papis/config
[papers]
dir = ~/Documents/papers
[books]
dir = ~/Documents/books
[papers]
dir = ~/Documents/papers
[books]
dir = ~/Documents/books
CAVEATS
Python required. Multiple library support. Integrates with vim, emacs. DOI lookup supported.
HISTORY
papis was created by Alejandro Gallo as a command-line alternative to GUI reference managers like Zotero.
