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)