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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Give this script a .pdf and it will attempt
+# to return a proper .bib citation via doi.
+# Internet connection required.
+
+if [ -f "$1" ];
+then
+	# Get the doi from metadata, if not possible, get
+	# doi from pdftotext output, if not possible, exit.
+	doi=$(pdfinfo "$1" | grep -io "doi:.*") ||
+	doi=$(pdftotext "$1" 2>/dev/null - | grep -o "doi:.*" -m 1) ||
+	exit 1
+else
+	# If not given file, assume argument is doi
+	doi="$1"
+fi
+
+# Check crossref.org for the bib citation.
+curl -s "http://api.crossref.org/works/$doi/transform/application/x-bibtex" -w "\\n" |
+	sed -e "/^[^\\(\\t\\|@\\|}\\)]/d"