bib-read

Read and display bibliography entries in a human-readable format.

Usage

npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/read.ts input.bib [--id=<id>]

Options

• --id=<string> - Show only entry with this ID

Examples

Display all entries:

npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/read.ts refs.bib

Display specific entry:

npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/read.ts refs.bib --id=smith2024

Output Format

Each entry is displayed with key information:

[smith2024] article-journal
  Authors: Smith, John
  Title: Machine Learning in Biology
  Year: 2024

[jones2023] book
  Authors: Jones, Jane
  Title: Introduction to AI
  Year: 2023

Total: 2 entries

Use Cases

Quick lookup:

npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/read.ts refs.bib --id=important2024

Browse all entries:

npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/read.ts refs.bib | less

Count entries:

npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/read.ts refs.bib | grep "Total:"

Notes

• Format is auto-detected
• Output is human-readable (not machine-parseable)
• For filtering by author/year, use bib-filter instead
• For full entry details, open file in editor or convert to JSON