BibTeX, biblatex and biberSuppression of \section*{References}

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Kevin Steinhardt
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Suppression of \section*{References}

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I wish to suppress the \section*{References} title printed by BibTex. My bibliography falls in the addendum of my document and there are sections after it (sections B, C and D). Writing \section{New title} gives me the section 'numbered' A, that I want, but that doesn't get rid of the'References' section written by BibTex underneath. I'm not the brightest chap when it comes to anything ending in -TeX; I'm using LyX to write my document but I can always convert it to a Plain LaTeX doc if needs be. I would be grateful for any ideas.
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5gon12eder
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Suppression of \section*{References}

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I had the same problem just a while ago. The only solution I could figure out was to do a

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\renewenvironment{thebibliography}{...}{...}
Check out the *.cls file for the document class you use. It should be enough to copy the definition there and delete / comment out the line

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\section*{\refname}
This is a quick & dirty solution, but one that works, however. Hope this helps.
I'm using pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (TeX Live 2009/Debian).
Kevin Steinhardt
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Suppression of \section*{References}

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I delved into my system to find article.cls, and at least my appendix numbering/lettering worked when I changed the appropriate line to read:

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{\section{\refname}
The bibliography section appears in the TOC too, but it means one can't include a little bit of text between the section title and the start of the references list. I've settled with having my anecdote post-references. Cheers for your help, 5gon12eder; much appreciated.
Kevin Steinhardt
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Re: Suppression of \section*{References}

Post by Kevin Steinhardt »

Will do, Thorsten. I've never been the best when it comes to forums, that and mailing lists; can't stand the things.
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