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Use .bib file to add bibliography to markdown document

I would like to add references to a github wiki from a .bib file. So I need to produce a markdown file with the embedded bibliography.

I usually convert markdown + .bib to pdf, html or doc using pandoc. For example:

pandoc test.md --bibliography allBib.bib -t markdown -o out.html

Is it possible to output a file that correspond to the input markdown file with the references replaced from the .bib file?

I tried

pandoc Experimental-notes.md --bibliography ../allBib.bib -t markdown -o out.md

but the resulting markdown file is not changed and does not contain the references.

Solution

  • From this answer: you need to remove the citations extension from the output format. 

    pandoc Experimental-notes.md -t markdown-citations -o out.md --bibliography ../allBib.bib