Variable: bibtex-autokey-use-crossref

bibtex-autokey-use-crossref is a customizable variable defined in bibtex.el.gz.

Value

t

Documentation

If non-nil use fields from cross-referenced entry if necessary.

If this variable is non-nil and some field has no entry, but a valid crossref entry, the field from the cross-referenced entry is used. See bibtex-generate-autokey for details.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/textmodes/bibtex.el.gz
(defcustom bibtex-autokey-use-crossref t
  "If non-nil use fields from cross-referenced entry if necessary.
If this variable is non-nil and some field has no entry, but a
valid crossref entry, the field from the cross-referenced entry is used.
See `bibtex-generate-autokey' for details."
  :group 'bibtex-autokey
  :type 'boolean)