Stdout for Calibre cmd

Dimsok · 05-03-2016, 08:29 AM

Is there a way to pipe it to other application via command line? I would like to convert and then put it in archive at one time. Something like ebook-converter.exe|7zip.exe. Searched for info but didn't find such possibility

eschwartz · 05-03-2016, 09:57 AM

This is a standard shell scripting task.

calibre's ebook-convert command does not have an option to dump the file to stdout instead of a file, since stdout is needed for the progress messages -- but you don't have to use a pipe

you can just use a tmp file and delete it when you are done.

Such is life -- many commands are like that.

05-03-2016, 08:29 AM	#1
Dimsok Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Russia Device: PC	Stdout for Calibre cmd Is there a way to pipe it to other application via command line? I would like to convert and then put it in archive at one time. Something like ebook-converter.exe\|7zip.exe. Searched for info but didn't find such possibility

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05-03-2016, 09:57 AM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	This is a standard shell scripting task. calibre's ebook-convert command does not have an option to dump the file to stdout instead of a file, since stdout is needed for the progress messages -- but you don't have to use a pipe you can just use a tmp file and delete it when you are done. Such is life -- many commands are like that.

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