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Old 08-03-2016, 06:11 PM   #2
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`fetch-ebook-metadata` is not a CLI for the library, it is a CLI for individual books.
  1. You can use ebook-meta or `calibredb show_metadata $id` or read the OPF file, in order to get the current title/author/ISBN for a book.
  2. Then `fetch-ebook-metadata` can retrieve new metadata from online, and print it to OPF format.
  3. `ebook-meta` or `calibredb set_metadata` can then save the retrieved metadata using the OPF from step two.
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