This repository contains:
- decls.tex: the basic LaTeX macros that I use in all my papers
- paper.tex: a sample LaTeX file for the paper itself
- slides.tex: a similar sample file for making beamer slides
- all.bib: my master BibTeX database
I generally copy decls.tex into each new LaTeX project (so that future updates to it don't break old projects). But I symlink all.bib in each new project to a copy checked out of this repository (and periodically committed), so that when I add new references I only have to do it once and then all projects can see them.