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Why is my bib file not recognized by RefTeX?
RefTeX gives out the following error when trying to insert a citation: I keep a master .bib file in ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bib/master_bib.bib. Biblatex-biber recognize the file when I run it, so a bibliography is generated. The problem is that RefTeX does not recognize the file and yields the above error.
How to make RefTeX recognize a bibliography file?
To make RefTeX recognize your bibliography you can add it to the list reftex-default-bibliography. To do this add the following to your .emacs: and replace path/to/bibfile.bib with the path to your bib file. Note that it is a list so that it can contain several paths if you want to point it to several bibliographies.
How to get BibTeX to work with org mode LaTeX export?
The org-mode file should look like this: org-bib-test.org Put your bibtex in the file org-bib-test-refs.bib and run C-c C-e l o and you should be good. From the documentation for org-latex-pdf-process in org-mode version 8.2.5h (February 10, 2014):
Which is the default binding for Org-RefTeX-citation?
If you don’t want to use the default binding for org-reftex-citation, you can set up a custom key binding for it. For example, the following binds org-reftex-citation to the default binding for reftex-citation: It seems that ox-bibtex is not included in the latest org package (8.2.10-34-gc41bbc-elpa).
Where do I find RefTeX on my computer?
RefTeX needs to access all files which are part of a multifile document, and the BibTeX database files requested by the \\bibliography command. To find these files, RefTeX will require a search path, i.e. a list of directories to check.
What are the macros in RefTeX for BibTeX?
RefTeX wraps itself round four LaTeX macros: \\label, ef, \\cite, and \\index. Using these macros usually requires looking up different parts of the document and searching through BibTeX database files. RefTeX automates these time-consuming tasks almost entirely.