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ewiplayer · 11-23-2008, 05:29 PM

Howdie,

So I got my new Sony PRS-700 and I'm converting books, making them pretty, modifying their metadata and all is going well.

While the Calibre GUI is certainly decent, the command line is faster. I've got a nice directory structure and file naming system that lets me run around the filesystem magically setting up a bunch of stuff... But I don't get all the power that I'd like. Does anyone know how to:

- Add categories to files (or manipulate the database to add this stuff) from the command line?
- Set PDF metadata from the command line?

That should do it for now. Those two capabilities would go a long way to helping the automation process.

Cheers!
EP

11-23-2008, 05:29 PM	#1
ewiplayer Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 90 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-700	Going completely command-line? Howdie, So I got my new Sony PRS-700 and I'm converting books, making them pretty, modifying their metadata and all is going well. While the Calibre GUI is certainly decent, the command line is faster. I've got a nice directory structure and file naming system that lets me run around the filesystem magically setting up a bunch of stuff... But I don't get all the power that I'd like. Does anyone know how to: - Add categories to files (or manipulate the database to add this stuff) from the command line? - Set PDF metadata from the command line? That should do it for now. Those two capabilities would go a long way to helping the automation process. Cheers! EP