zot is a command line interface to Zotero.
Usage: zot (command) args
Commands:
search [keywords]: return keys of all matching items
best [keywords]: return key of best search match
bib [keys]: view bibliography for one or more items
cit [keys]: view citations for one or more items
files [keys]: view all attached files for one or more items
read [keys]: view text content of attached PDFs for one or more items
notes [keys]: view all notes for one or more items
path (zotero_dir): set the path to your Zotero directory
help
Before using, you'll need to set your Zotero path, like this:
zot path /path/to/Zotero/directory/
Searches will return a list of keys which can be piped back to zot to do things with the results. For example, to return the keys of items which are in a collection whose name contains the words "home range":
zot search --collection "home range"
...which by itself is not very useful. To display the full bibliography for each of these items:
zot search --collection "home range" | zot bib
Or, a list of all files attached to these items:
zot search --collection "home range" | zot files
...etc.
