\cite

\cite[text]{key_list}

The key_list argument is a list of citation keys. This command generates an in-text citation to the references associated with the keys in key_list by entries on the aux file read by the \begin{document} command.

\bibitem and \cite are used together much as \label and \ref to produce a correspondence between items in the Reference or Bibliography (thebibliography environment).

The \cite command is fragile.


See also Environments, Cross References
See also thebibliography, \bibitem
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Revised: Sheldon Green, 4 Jul 1995.