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On my desktop I have a folder called biblatex containing two files I am working with: biblatex.tex and biblatex.bib. This should be my setup to become familiar with BibLaTeX. I am using Ubuntu 14.04 with TeX Live 2013 installed. After compiling my files I got this error message: 

This is BibTeX, Version 0.99d (TeX Live 2013) The top-level auxiliary file: biblatex.aux I found no \citation commands---while reading file biblatex.aux I found no \bibdata command---while reading file biblatex.aux I found no \bibstyle command---while reading file biblatex.aux (There were 3 error messages)

The files I copied as an example from the web are:

biblatex.tex:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[style=numeric,backend=biber]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{biblatex.bib}

\begin{document}

You can cite an online resource \cite{ford}.

\printbibliography

\end{document}

biblatex.bib

@online{ford,
    author = {Ford, Rebecca},
    title  = {Earthquake: Twitter Users Learned of Tremors Seconds Before Feeling Them},
    date   = {2011-08},
    url    = {http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/earthquake-twitter-users-learned-tremors-226481}
}

For my work I use Texmaker and the fast compile with PdfLaTeX + Bib(la)tex + PdfLaTeX (x2) + View Pdf.

Nick Lehmann
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    You need to compile your file with Biber if you specify backend=biber: pdflatex test, biber test, pdflatex test. See also Biblatex with Biber: Configuring my editor to avoid undefined citations: TeXmaker. If you want to use BibbTeX as a backend instead (but remember: only Biber gives full access to all of biblatex's features), specify backend=bibtex and not backend=biber. – moewe May 11 '14 at 13:46
  • Unfortunately Texmaker's PdfLaTeX + Bib(la)tex + PdfLaTeX (x2) + View Pdf option is slightly misnamed, as you still have to manually choose biber as the BibTeX replacement, and BibLaTeX is not a programme that can be run on a file. – moewe May 11 '14 at 14:01
  • Thank you for your fast answer. I configured my installation of Texmaker as it is described in your helpful link. After that I got the error message: ERROR - Cannot find control file 'biblatex.tex.bcf'! - did you pass the "backend=biber" option to BibLaTeX?. I figured out that I have to run biber without adding the .tex or .aux extension to the file. Now everything works fine. Thank you! – Nick Lehmann May 11 '14 at 14:05
  • Exactly; but the post I linked to did not include the file extension in the configuration: biber % should do exactly what you want. – moewe May 11 '14 at 14:15

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