Editing JabRef

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'''JabRef''' is a Grafical User Interface (GUI) to manage BibTex databases. There are two things that makes this program very useful and intersting: is a java jar file, which means you can run it in different platforms and save all data in a bibtex file format. In addition, this progam is free software.

JabRef allows you:
* Import old bibtex files (you don't need to reenter all you bibliography).
* Fetch papers/books/... references directly from Medline[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez] and other databases.
* Import references from IsiKnowledge (not directly like Medline)
* Import files from a lot of different file formats like BibTeXML, CSA, Refer/Endnote, SilverPlatter, Scifinder, OVID, INSPEC, Biblioscape, Sixpack,...
* Automatic bibtex key generation, and customizable, too.

==Installation==
JabRef is a java program, you don't need to install it, the only requirement is to have java installed in your system. To download it you have to go to the project page [http://jabref.sourceforge.net/] and into the donwload section, download the jar file.

To run it you only have to type, from the directory where you've downloaded it):
    java -jar JabRef-2.2.jar

You can also create an alias to make it easier. Edit, in your home, your .bashrc file (assuming you're working in bash), and add this line:

    alias jabref='java -jar /path_to_jar_file/JabRef-2.2.jar'

==External links== 
* JabRef project official webpage [http://jabref.sf.net]
* JabRef download page [http://jabref.sourceforge.net/download.php]
* LaTeX project official webpage [http://www.latex-project.org/]
* BibTeX webpage [http://www.bibtex.org/]
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