06-24-2016, 09:19 AM | #1 |
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Linux / Command Line / search and add metadata
Hi Folks,
Is there a way to search online and add metadata for a book using the command line in Linux on a headless server? I know there is the calibredb command, which I use to automatically add a book to my Library after fetching it. It happily adds the Title and Author to my Library, but there are no Tags, IDs, or Description. Is there a way to look up on the internet and add that information, purely based on the Title and Author of a book? Thanks in advance for your help. Regards, Paully |
06-24-2016, 09:48 AM | #2 |
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Spend lots of time reading the different CLI command options.
I think the CLI can do just about everything except feed the Cat http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gene...book-meta.html |
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06-24-2016, 11:20 AM | #3 |
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calibre comes with a command-line `fetch-ebook-metadata` utility, which download and save metadata in OPF format. You can then use the OPF to set metadata using `calibredb set_metadata`.
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06-24-2016, 12:45 PM | #4 |
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Perfect, thank you.
:-) Paully |
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