generate-bibtex.sh

#!/usr/bin/bash

# Provides a command-line interface to generate a bibtex file using Inpire's web tool
# https://inspirehep.net/submit?doctype=bibtex&act=SBI
# Usage: ./generate-bibtex.sh file.tex

curl --silent \
  --form "step=1" \
  --form "access=`date +%s_%N`" \
  --form "act=SBI" \
  --form "doctype=bibtex" \
  --form "BibTex_input=@$1" \
  --form "OUT_FORMAT=hx" \
  'https://inspirehep.net/submit' | \
  sed -n '/^@article{/,/^}$/p'