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I would like to use one .bib file for everything and not have to keep a copy in each project's folder. By reading around I see that if I were calling bibtex manually, then I could add the string --include-directory with the path to the .bib file (I plan on keeping the .bib file with my other latex style files).

In my _vimrc file I do set some g: variables for latex (like to set latex, pdf viewer, etc), but I can't find anything in the documentation about a g: variable for the bibtex call. Is this possible? Or do I have to specify the full path in my \bibliography{} call?

Thanks!

Richard Herron
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  • On Linux and TeXLive, I know for a fact that specifying the relative path in \bibliography{} works for keeping a bib file in a different directory. You may also want to look at this question. – Willie Wong Dec 17 '10 at 15:29
  • Thanks, Willie! How did I miss that one? I guess I was too focused on the --include-directory string. I switched to windows and it's a pain to fool around with the read only folders, so I have a user folder for my .sty files. Setting the path in \bibliogrpahy{} does work, but I like to work lazier (although I spend more time looking for the answer than I save). I'll vote to close if no one offers an --include-directory solution. – Richard Herron Dec 17 '10 at 15:37

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Create the file $VIM/vimfiles/ftplugin/tex.vim if you don't have it yet, and in it add the line

let g:Tex_CompileRule_bib = g:Tex_BibtexFlavor . ' --include-directory /your/dir/here $*'
Jan Hlavacek
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  • I also recently found that I can add to a directory to path for MikTex (I should have know there was a different angle than the vimrc file). http://docs.miktex.org/manual/localadditions.html – Richard Herron Jan 25 '11 at 20:55