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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 14:54:18 +0000
From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>
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Subject: how to convert bibliography from latex/bibtex to troff/refer?
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I've a large bibtex style (.bib) bibliography file.
I'd like to convert it to refer(1) format.
Are there any tools readily available for this?

Many thanks
Anton

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