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\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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