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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Look for \cite commands that are not preceeded by a \citea command. This means
+that there is no text cite before a numbered cite.
+
+=cut
+
+my %seen;
+my %output;
+
+while (<<>>) {
+	while (m/\\(?<cmd>citea?)\{(?<keys>.*?)\}/g) {
+		my $keys = $+{keys};
+		my $cmd = $+{cmd};
+
+		for my $key (split /,/, $keys) {
+			$key = trim($key);
+			$seen{$key}++ if $cmd eq "citea";
+			print "incorrect order: $cmd - $key\n" if !defined $seen{$key} and $output{$key}++==0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+sub trim {
+	my $str = shift;
+	$str =~ s/\s*$//;
+	$str =~ s/^\s*//;
+	return $str;
+}