CONVERTGLS2BIB(1) convertgls2bib CONVERTGLS2BIB(1)

convertgls2bib [option]+ auxfile

Converts a .tex file containing glossary definitions using commands like "\newglossaryentry" and "\newacronym" to a .bib file in the format required for bib2gls.

Display help message and exit.
Display version information and exit.
Suppress all messages except for errors.
Display messages.
Display debugging messages.
Set the character encoding to name for the input .tex files.
Set the character encoding to name for the output .bib files.
Ignore the sort field (default).
Don't ignore the sort field.
Omit the type field. Default if --split-on-type.
Don't omit the type field. Default unless --split-on-type.
Split the entries into separate files according to the type field. This option automatically implements --ignore-type and --no-overwrite.
Don't split the entries into separate files according to the type field (default).
Omit the category field. Default if --split-on-category.
Don't omit the category field. Default unless --split-on-category.
Split the entries into separate files according to the category field. This option automatically implements --ignore-category and --no-overwrite.
Don't split the entries into separate files according to the category field (default).
Ignore all the fields in the comma-separated list. If the list includes sort, type or category it will automatically implement the corresponding --ignore-sort, --ignore-type or --ignore--category option.

This option isn't cumulative. An empty list will clear a previously set list but won't undo the sort, type or category ignore options.

Overwrite existing .bib files. Default unless --split-on-type used.
Don't overwrite existing .bib files. Default if --split-on-type used.
Any entries that would normally be converted to @entry that don't have a description or just have the description set to "\nopostdesc" or "\glsxtrnopostpunc" will be converted to @index and the description field will be omitted.
Don't use @index instead of @entry if the description is empty or just "\nopostdesc" or "\glsxtrnopostpunc" (default).
Absorb "\glssee" and "\glsxtrindexseealso" into the data (default).
Don't absorb "\glssee" and "\glsxtrindexseealso" into the data.
Only parse the document preamble.
Parse the entire document (default).
Substitute spaces in labels with value.
Use the language resource files associated with the given language tag lang tag. If there isn't an appropriate file, the en (English) file will be used.

Java 8 and a TeX distribution.

License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

The bib2gls manual:

texdoc bib2gls

The glossaries-extra manual:

texdoc glossaries-extra

The glossaries manual:

texdoc glossaries

Nicola L. C. Talbot, http://www.dickimaw-books.com/

2020-02-11 perl v5.36.1