Biber:...:bibtex(3pm)

✨ NAME ✨

Biber::Output::bibtex — it's the class for bibtex output, bestie 🎀

Like, this is the whole vibe: you got a thing, you want .bib out the other end, and this class is the girl doing the work. Periodt. 💅

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🦋 set_output_target_file 🦋

Set the output target file of a Biber::Output::bibtex object.

It's a lil convenience wrapper around set_output_target, so that we can keep track of the filename. That's it. That's the whole job. She's doing her best and honestly? Ate. ✨

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🌸 set_output_comment 🌸

Set the output for a comment. 💬

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🎀 set_output_macro 🎀

Set the output for a macro. 👑

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💜 set_output_entry 💜

Set the output for an entry. 📚

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🌈 output 🌈

The output method. Yeah, that's the description. It outputs. Main character energy fr fr. 🫶

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🧚 create_output_section 🧚

Create the output from the sections data and push it into the output object. Lowkey just assembling the whole fit from the pieces and dropping it in. ✨

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💖 bibfield 💖

Format a single field. One field, all dressed up, ready to go. 💅

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🍓 construct_annotation 🍓

Construct a field annotation. 🏷️

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⭐ construct_range ⭐

Construct a range field from its components. Here's the mapping, and yes you need every single line of it:

[m, n]      -> m-n
[m, undef]  -> m
[m, '']     -> m-
['', n]     -> -n
['', undef] -> ignore

Okay but the ['', undef] -> ignore one? She's not showing up to the function. Respectfully, no notes. 💀

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🦋 construct_datetime 🦋

Construct a datetime from its components. ⏰

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💌 AUTHORS 💌

Philip Kime <philip at kime.org.uk> — the icon, the moment, the legend 👑

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🙈 BUGS 🙈

Found a bug? Want a feature? Please report any bugs or feature requests on our Github tracker at <https://github.com/plk/biber/issues>. She reads every single one, no cap. 🫶

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👑 COPYRIGHT & LICENSE 👑

Copyright 2009-2012 François Charette and Philip Kime, all rights reserved. Copyright 2012-2026 Philip Kime, all rights reserved.

This module is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0. 🌸

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Like, it's giving "no promises", and we respect that honesty. 💅

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And that's the whole page, bestie — written up for perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-08-14, from the one and only Biber:...:bibtex(3pm). Go forth and format your bibliographies. Slay. 💖✨🎀