mpdehnel/bibtex-usage.md

## bibtex-usage.md

      
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    Note to self re: running BibTeX:


Create myBibliography.bib. Put BibTeX entries in it.
Insert the following into the bottom of your LaTeX document, just before \end{document}:

\bibliographystyle{apalike} % or alpha, or plain, or whatever.
\bibliography{myBibliography}

Cite things in the document: \cite{referenceName}
Then, run LaTeX (or pdfLaTeX) on your main document once.
Then, run BibTeX on the main LaTeX document once, not the .bib file.

e.g. bibtex main (don't put .tex on the end as it's actually running it on main.aux, not main.tex)


Then, run LaTeX twice more on the main document.