Is it possible to import multiple RIS files at once?

JCReardon
I've got oodles of .ris files, each with a single entry in them, obtained by downloading the citation files for an item from online databases such as WorldCAT, Haithi and Google Books.

Rather than importing them one at a time, is there a way I can do several at once? Or perhaps a workaround that can combine them into a single larger file before importing?

Thanks!
  • emilianoeheyns
    What operatingsystem do you use?
  • JCReardon
    Win10, though if MacOS or an -ux system would make my life easier, I can get my hands on either!
  • adamsmith
    If they're pure RIS files without some sort of comment or description at the top, placing them all in one folder and concatenating is all you need to do. I'm sure that's doable in powershell, but the *nix bash way is easier to do & find. Works natively on Mac OS and linux, but Cyqwin should also be able to do this:
    https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/3771
    (even if you don't typically use the commandline, this one is just copy&paste)


    If there's stuff at the top of every file (i.e. above TY -) I'm not sure if Zotero is going to like that in the merged file. In that case, probably some sort of sed search&replace before merging is called for, but that's a lot more elaborate.

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