Variable: refer-bib-files

refer-bib-files is a customizable and buffer-local variable defined in refer.el.gz.

Documentation

List of \.bib files to search for references, or one of the following special values:
nil = prompt for \.bib file (if visiting a \.bib file, use it as default)
auto = read \.bib file names from appropriate command in buffer (see
       refer-bib-files-regexp) unless the buffer's mode is bibtex-mode,
       in which case only the buffer is searched
dir = use all \.bib files in directories referenced by refer-bib-directory.

If a specified file doesn't exist and has no extension, a \.bib extension is automatically tried.

If refer-bib-files is nil, auto or dir, it is setq'd to the appropriate list of files when it is first used if refer-cache-bib-files is t. If refer-cache-bib-files is nil, the list of \.bib files to use is re-read each time it is needed.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/textmodes/refer.el.gz
(defcustom refer-bib-files 'dir
  "List of \\.bib files to search for references,
or one of the following special values:
nil  = prompt for \\.bib file (if visiting a \\.bib file, use it as default)
auto = read \\.bib file names from appropriate command in buffer (see
       `refer-bib-files-regexp') unless the buffer's mode is `bibtex-mode',
       in which case only the buffer is searched
dir  = use all \\.bib files in directories referenced by `refer-bib-directory'.

If a specified file doesn't exist and has no extension, a \\.bib extension
is automatically tried.

If `refer-bib-files' is nil, auto or dir, it is setq'd to the appropriate
list of files when it is first used if `refer-cache-bib-files' is t.  If
`refer-cache-bib-files' is nil, the list of \\.bib files to use is re-read
each time it is needed."
  :type '(choice (repeat file) (const nil) (const auto) (const dir))
  :local t)