Catalog command-line syntax for prefix-rules

drawson1 · 03-23-2021, 11:46 PM

I'm trying to generate an epub catalog from the command-line. I have a custom boolean field "Read"; if it's set to True, I'd like to mark the book. When I do this from the GUI, it works fine; the combo box in the GUI shows the available values as "True", "False", and "Undefined".

On the command line, there are two problems:

--prefix-rules="('Read books','Read',True,'+')" fails with an error:
Code:
```
incorrect number of args for --prefix-rules: 'Read books'
```
How do I specify a character like a checkmark as the marking character?

Thanks!

Dan

kovidgoyal · 03-24-2021, 12:23 AM

calibredb catalog --help

will answer both your questions.

03-23-2021, 11:46 PM	#1
drawson1 Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Libra H20, Clara 2E	Catalog command-line syntax for prefix-rules I'm trying to generate an epub catalog from the command-line. I have a custom boolean field "Read"; if it's set to True, I'd like to mark the book. When I do this from the GUI, it works fine; the combo box in the GUI shows the available values as "True", "False", and "Undefined". On the command line, there are two problems: --prefix-rules="('Read books','Read',True,'+')" fails with an error: Code: incorrect number of args for --prefix-rules: 'Read books' How do I specify a character like a checkmark as the marking character? Thanks! Dan

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03-24-2021, 12:23 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,643 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibredb catalog --help will answer both your questions.

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