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NAME

       calibredb - calibredb

          calibredb command [options] [arguments]

       calibredb  is  the  command  line  interface  to  the  calibre  database.  It  has several
       sub-commands, documented below.

       calibredb can be used to manipulate either a calibre  database  specified  by  path  or  a
       calibre  Content  server running either on the local machine or over the internet. You can
       start a calibre Content server using either the calibre-server  program  or  in  the  main
       calibre  program  click  Connect/share   →  Start Content server. Since calibredb can make
       changes to your calibre libraries, you must setup  authentication  on  the  server  first.
       There are two ways to do that:

          • If  you plan to connect only to a server running on the same computer, you can simply
            use the --enable-local-write option of the content  server,  to  allow  any  program,
            including  calibredb,  running  on the local computer to make changes to your calibre
            data. When running the server from the  main  calibre  program,  this  option  is  in
            Preferences → Sharing over the net → Advanced.

          • If  you  want to enable access over the internet, then you should setup user accounts
            on the server and use the --username and --password options to calibredb to  give  it
            access.   You   can  setup  user  authentication  for  calibre-server  by  using  the
            --enable-auth option and using --manage-users to create the user  accounts.   If  you
            are  running the server from the main calibre program, use Preferences → Sharing over
            the net → Require username/password.

       To connect to a running Content server, pass the URL of the server to  the  --with-library
       option, see the documentation of that option for details and examples.

       • VÍÐVÆRAR STILLINGARlistaddADDING FROM DIRECTORIESremoveadd_formatremove_formatshow_metadataset_metadataexportcatalogEPUB VALKOSTIRsaved_searchesadd_custom_columncustom_columnsremove_custom_columnset_customrestore_databasecheck_librarylist_categoriesbackup_metadatacloneembed_metadatasearch

VÍÐVÆRAR STILLINGAR

       --help, -h
              sýna þessi hjálparskilaboð og hætta

       --library-path, --with-library
              Path to the calibre library. Default is to use the path stored in the settings. You
              can also connect  to  a  calibre  Content  server  to  perform  actions  on  remote
              libraries.  To  do  so  use a URL of the form: http://hostname:port/#library_id for
              example, http://localhost:8080/#mylibrary. library_id is  the  library  id  of  the
              library  you  want  to  connect  to  on the Content server. You can use the special
              library_id value of - to get a list of library ids available  on  the  server.  For
              details    on    how    to    setup    access    via    a   Content   server,   see
              https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/generated/en/calibredb.html.

       --password
              Password for connecting to a calibre Content server.  To  read  the  password  from
              standard  input,  use the special value: <stdin>. To read the password from a file,
              use: <f:/path/to/file> (i.e. <f: followed by the  full  path  to  the  file  and  a
              trailing  >). The angle brackets in the above are required, remember to escape them
              or use quotes for your shell.

       --username
              Username for connecting to a calibre Content server

       --version
              sýna útgáfunúmer forrits og hætta

LIST

          calibredb list [valkostir]

       Telur upp allar tiltækar bækur í Calibre-gagnagrunninum.

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --ascending
              Sort results in ascending order

       --fields, -f
              The  fields  to  display  when  listing  books  in  the database. Should be a comma
              separated list of fields. Available fields: author_sort, authors, comments,  cover,
              formats,  identifiers,  isbn, languages, last_modified, pubdate, publisher, rating,
              series, series_index, size, tags, timestamp, title,  uuid  Default:  title,authors.
              The  special  field  "all"  can  be  used  to select all fields. In addition to the
              builtin fields above, custom fields are also available as *field_name, for example,
              for a custom field #rating, use the name: *rating

       --for-machine
              Generate  output in JSON format, which is more suitable for machine parsing. Causes
              the line width and separator options to be ignored.

       --limit
              The maximum number of results to display. Default: all

       --line-width, -w
              The maximum width of a single line in the  output.  Defaults  to  detecting  screen
              size.

       --prefix
              The prefix for all file paths. Default is the absolute path to the library folder.

       --search, -s
              Filter  the results by the search query. For the format of the search query, please
              see the search related documentation in the  User  Manual.  Default  is  to  do  no
              filtering.

       --separator
              The string used to separate fields. Default is a space.

       --sort-by
              The  field  by  which  to sort the results. Available fields: author_sort, authors,
              comments, cover, formats, identifiers,  isbn,  languages,  last_modified,  pubdate,
              publisher,  rating,  series,  series_index,  size,  tags,  timestamp,  title,  uuid
              Default: id

ADD

          calibredb add [options] file1 file2 file3 ...

       Add the specified files as books to the database. You can also  specify  directories,  see
       the directory related options below.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --authors, -a
              Set the authors of the added book(s)

       --cover, -c
              Path to the cover to use for the added book

       --duplicates, -d
              Add books to database even if they already exist. Comparison is done based on  book
              titles.

       --empty, -e
              Bæta við auðri bók (bókarfærslu með engu skráasniði)

       --identifier, -I
              Set the identifiers for this book, for e.g. -I asin:XXX -I isbn:YYY

       --isbn, -i
              Set the ISBN of the added book(s)

       --languages, -l
              A comma separated list of languages (best to use ISO639 language codes, though some
              language names may also be recognized)

       --series, -s
              Set the series of the added book(s)

       --series-index, -S
              Set the series number of the added book(s)

       --tags, -T
              Set the tags of the added book(s)

       --title, -t
              Set the title of the added book(s)

   ADDING FROM DIRECTORIES
       Options to control the adding of books from directories. By default only files  that  have
       extensions of known e-book file types are added.

       --add  A  filename (glob) pattern, files matching this pattern will be added when scanning
              directories for files, even if they are not of a known e-book  file  type.  Can  be
              specified multiple times for multiple patterns.

       --ignore
              A  filename  (glob)  pattern,  files  matching  this  pattern  will be ignored when
              scanning directories for files.  Can  be  specified  multiple  times  for  multiple
              patterns. For e.g.: *.pdf will ignore all pdf files

       --one-book-per-directory, -1
              Assume  that each directory has only a single logical book and that all files in it
              are different e-book formats of that book

       --recurse, -r
              Vinna með undirmöppur

REMOVE

          calibredb remove ids

       Remove the books identified by ids from the database. ids should be a comma separated list
       of  id  numbers  (you  can  get  id  numbers  by  using  the search command). For example,
       23,34,57-85 (when specifying a range, the last number in the range is not included).

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --permanent
              Ekki nota ruslafötuna

ADD_FORMAT

          calibredb add_format [options] id ebook_file

       Add  the  e-book in ebook_file to the available formats for the logical book identified by
       id. You can get id by using the search command.  If  the  format  already  exists,  it  is
       replaced, unless the do not replace option is specified.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --dont-replace
              Do not replace the format if it already exists

REMOVE_FORMAT

          calibredb remove_format [options] id fmt

       Remove the format fmt from the logical book identified by id. You can get id by using  the
       search  command.  fmt  should  be a file extension like LRF or TXT or EPUB. If the logical
       book does not have fmt available, do nothing.

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

SHOW_METADATA

          calibredb show_metadata [options] id

       Show  the metadata stored in the calibre database for the book identified by id.  id is an
       id number from the search command.

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --as-opf
              Print metadata in OPF form (XML)

SET_METADATA

          calibredb set_metadata [options] id [/path/to/metadata.opf]

       Set the metadata stored in the calibre database for the book identified by id from the OPF
       file metadata.opf. id is an id number from the search command. You can get  a  quick  feel
       for the OPF format by using the --as-opf switch to the show_metadata command. You can also
       set the metadata of individual fields with the --field option.  If  you  use  the  --field
       option, there is no need to specify an OPF file.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --field, -f
              Svæði  til  stillingar.  Forsniðið  er   svæði_nafn:gildi,   til   dæmis:   --field
              tög:tag1,tag2.  Notið --list-fields til að birta lista yfir öll svæðisnöfn. Hægt er
              að tilgreina þetta val oft til að stilla mörg svæði. Athugið: Fyrir tungumál verður
              að  nota  ISO639  tungumálakóða  (t.d.  en fyrir ensku, fr fyrir frönsku o.s.frv.).
              Fyrir  kennimerki  er  málskipan  --field  identifiers:isbn:XXXX,doi:YYYYY.   Fyrir
              boolesvæði (já/nei) notið true og false eða yes og no.

       --list-fields, -l
              List the metadata field names that can be used with the --field option

EXPORT

          calibredb export [options] ids

       Export  the books specified by ids (a comma separated list) to the filesystem.  The export
       operation saves all formats of the book, its cover and metadata (in an opf file). You  can
       get id numbers from the search command.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --all  Export all books in database, ignoring the list of ids.

       --dont-asciiize
              Normally, calibre will convert all non English characters into English  equivalents
              for  the  file names. WARNING: If you turn this off, you may experience errors when
              saving, depending on how well the filesystem you are saving  to  supports  unicode.
              Specifying this switch will turn this behavior off.

       --dont-save-cover
              Normally,  calibre  will  save  the  cover in a separate file along with the actual
              e-book files. Specifying this switch will turn this behavior off.

       --dont-update-metadata
              Normally, calibre will update the metadata in the saved files from what is  in  the
              calibre library. Makes saving to disk slower. Specifying this switch will turn this
              behavior off.

       --dont-write-opf
              Normally, calibre will write the metadata into a separate OPF file along  with  the
              actual e-book files. Specifying this switch will turn this behavior off.

       --formats
              Comma  separated  list  of  formats to save for each book. By default all available
              formats are saved.

       --progress
              Framvinda skýrslu

       --replace-whitespace
              Skipta út biltáknum fyrir &undirstrik.

       --single-dir
              Flytja allar bækur út í eina möppu

       --template
              The template to control the filename and directory structure of  the  saved  files.
              Default is "{author_sort}/{title}/{title} - {authors}" which will save books into a
              per-author subdirectory with  filenames  containing  title  and  author.  Available
              controls  are:  {author_sort, authors, id, isbn, languages, last_modified, pubdate,
              publisher, rating, series, series_index, tags, timestamp, title}

       --timefmt
              The format in which to display dates. %d - day, %b - month, %m - month number, %Y -
              year. Default is: %b, %Y

       --to-dir
              Export books to the specified directory. Default is .

       --to-lowercase
              Umbreyta slóðum í lágstafi.

CATALOG

          calibredb catalog /path/to/destination.(csv|epub|mobi|xml...) [options]

       Export  a  catalog  in format specified by path/to/destination extension.  Options control
       how entries are displayed in the generated catalog output.  Note  that  different  catalog
       formats support different sets of options.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --ids, -i
              Comma-separated list of database IDs to catalog. If declared, --search is  ignored.
              Default: all

       --search, -s
              Filter  the results by the search query. For the format of the search query, please
              see the search-related documentation in the User Manual. Default: no filtering

       --verbose, -v
              Show detailed output information. Useful for debugging

   EPUB VALKOSTIR
       --catalog-title
              Title of generated catalog used as title in metadata. Default: 'My  Books'  Applies
              to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --cross-reference-authors
              Create  cross-references  in  Authors  section  for  books  with  multiple authors.
              Default: 'False' Applies to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --debug-pipeline
              Save the output from different stages of the conversion pipeline to  the  specified
              directory.  Useful if you are unsure at which stage of the conversion process a bug
              is occurring. Default: 'None' Applies to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --exclude-genre
              Regex describing tags to exclude as genres. Default: '[.+]|^+$' excludes  bracketed
              tags,  e.g. '[Project Gutenberg]', and '+', the default tag for read books. Applies
              to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --exclusion-rules
              Specifies the rules used to exclude books from the generated catalog. The model for
              an exclusion rule is either ('<rule name>','Tags','<comma-separated list of tags>')
              or  ('<rule  name>','<custom  column>','<pattern>').   For   example:   (('Archived
              books','#status','Archived'),)  will  exclude  a book with a value of 'Archived' in
              the custom column 'status'. When multiple rules are  defined,  all  rules  will  be
              applied.  Default:  "(('Catalogs','Tags','Catalog'),)" Applies to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI
              output formats

       --generate-authors
              Include 'Authors' section in catalog. Default: 'False' Applies to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI
              output formats

       --generate-descriptions
              Include 'Descriptions' section in catalog. Default: 'False' Applies to: AZW3, EPUB,
              MOBI output formats

       --generate-genres
              Include 'Genres' section in catalog. Default: 'False' Applies to: AZW3, EPUB,  MOBI
              output formats

       --generate-recently-added
              Include  'Recently  Added'  section  in catalog. Default: 'False' Applies to: AZW3,
              EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --generate-series
              Include 'Series' section in catalog. Default: 'False' Applies to: AZW3, EPUB,  MOBI
              output formats

       --generate-titles
              Include  'Titles' section in catalog. Default: 'False' Applies to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI
              output formats

       --genre-source-field
              Source field for 'Genres' section. Default: 'Merki' Applies to:  AZW3,  EPUB,  MOBI
              output formats

       --header-note-source-field
              Custom  field  containing  note  text  to insert in Description header. Default: ''
              Applies to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --merge-comments-rule
              #<custom  field>:[before|after]:[True|False]  specifying:   <custom  field>  Custom
              field  containing  notes  to merge with Comments  [before|after] Placement of notes
              with respect to Comments  [True|False] - A  horizontal  rule  is  inserted  between
              notes and Comments Default: '::' Applies to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --output-profile
              Specifies  the  output  profile.  In  some  cases, an output profile is required to
              optimize the catalog for the device. For example, 'kindle' or 'kindle_dx' creates a
              structured  Table  of  Contents with Sections and Articles. Default: 'None' Applies
              to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --prefix-rules
              Specifies the rules used to include prefixes indicating read books, wishlist  items
              and  other  user-specified  prefixes.  The  model  for  a  prefix  rule  is ('<rule
              name>','<source field>','<pattern>','<prefix>'). When multiple rules  are  defined,
              the     first     matching     rule     will    be    used.    Default:    "(('Read
              books','tags','+',''),('Wishlist item','tags','Wishlist','×'))" Applies to:  AZW3,
              EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --preset
              Use  a  named  preset  created with the GUI catalog builder. A preset specifies all
              settings for building a catalog. Default:  'None'  Applies  to:  AZW3,  EPUB,  MOBI
              output formats

       --thumb-width
              Size  hint  (in inches) for book covers in catalog. Range: 1.0 - 2.0 Default: '1.0'
              Applies to: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

       --use-existing-cover
              Replace existing cover when generating the catalog. Default:  'False'  Applies  to:
              AZW3, EPUB, MOBI output formats

SAVED_SEARCHES

          calibredb saved_searches [options] (list|add|remove)

       Manage  the saved searches stored in this database.  If you try to add a query with a name
       that already exists, it will be replaced.

       Syntax for adding:

       calibredb saved_searches add search_name search_expression

       Syntax for removing:

       calibredb saved_searches remove search_name

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

ADD_CUSTOM_COLUMN

          calibredb add_custom_column [options] label name datatype

       Create  a  custom  column.  label  is  the machine friendly name of the column. Should not
       contain spaces or colons. name is the human friendly name of the column.  datatype is  one
       of: bool, comments, composite, datetime, enumeration, float, int, rating, series, text

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --display
              A dictionary of  options  to  customize  how  the  data  in  this  column  will  be
              interpreted.  This  is  a  JSON   string. For enumeration columns, use --display"{\
              "enum_values\ ":[\ "val1\ ", \ "val2\ "]}" There are many options that can go  into
              the display variable.The options by column type are: composite: composite_template,
              composite_sort, make_category,contains_html, use_decorations datetime:  date_format
              enumeration:  enum_values,  enum_colors,  use_decorations int, float: number_format
              text: is_names, use_decorations  The best way to  find  legal  combinations  is  to
              create  a  custom column of the appropriate type in the GUI then look at the backup
              OPF for a book (ensure that a new OPF has been created since the column was added).
              You will see the JSON for the "display" for the new column in the OPF.

       --is-multiple
              This  column  stores  tag  like  data  (i.e. multiple comma separated values). Only
              applies if datatype is text.

CUSTOM_COLUMNS

          calibredb custom_columns [options]

       List available custom columns. Shows column labels and ids.

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --details, -d
              Birta ítarlegri upplýsingar fyrir hvern dálk.

REMOVE_CUSTOM_COLUMN

          calibredb remove_custom_column [options] label

       Remove  the  custom  column  identified  by  label. You can see available columns with the
       custom_columns command.

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --force, -f
              Ekki biðja um staðfestingu

SET_CUSTOM

          calibredb set_custom [options] column id value

       Set the value of a custom column for the book identified by id.  You can get a list of ids
       using the search  command.   You  can  get  a  list  of  custom  column  names  using  the
       custom_columns command.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --append, -a
              If the column stores multiple values, append the specified values to  the  existing
              ones, instead of replacing them.

RESTORE_DATABASE

          calibredb restore_database [valkostir]

       Endurheimta  þennan  gagnagrunn  út  frá  lýsigögnum  sem geymd í OPF-skrám í hverri möppu
       Calibre-safnsins. Þetta er gagnlegt ef metadata.db skráin hefur skemmst.

       VIÐVÖRUN: Þessi skipun endurgerir gagnagrunninn þinn. Þú munt tapa öllum vistuðum  leitum,
       notendaflokkum, tengispjöldum, vistuðum bókaumbreytingum stillingum og notendauppskriftum.
       Endurheimt lýsigögn verða aðeins eins nákvæm og OPF-skrárnar gefa tilefni til.

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --really-do-it, -r
              Really do the recovery. The command will not run unless this option is specified.

CHECK_LIBRARY

          calibredb check_library [options]

       Perform  some checks on the filesystem representing a library. Reports are invalid_titles,
       extra_titles, invalid_authors, extra_authors, missing_formats, extra_formats, extra_files,
       missing_covers, extra_covers, failed_folders

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --csv, -c
              Úttak í CSV

       --ignore_extensions, -e
              Kommu-aðgreindur listi yfir skráarendingar sem á að hunsa. Sjálfgefið: allt

       --ignore_names, -n
              Kommu-aðgreindur listi yfir nöfn sem á að hunsa. Sjálfgefið: allt

       --report, -r
              Kommu-aðgreindur listi yfir skýrslur. Sjálfgefið: allt

LIST_CATEGORIES

          calibredb list_categories [options]

       Produce a report of the category information in  the  database.  The  information  is  the
       equivalent of what is shown in the tags pane.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --categories, -r
              Comma-separated list of category lookup names. Default: all

       --csv, -c
              Úttak í CSV

       --dialect
              The type of CSV file to produce. Choices: excel, excel-tab

       --item_count, -i
              Output only the number of items in a category instead of the counts per item within
              the category

       --width, -w
              The  maximum  width  of  a  single line in the output. Defaults to detecting screen
              size.

BACKUP_METADATA

          calibredb backup_metadata [options]

       Backup the metadata stored in the  database  into  individual  OPF  files  in  each  books
       directory.  This  normally  happens  automatically,  but you can run this command to force
       re-generation of the OPF files, with the --all option.

       Note that there is normally  no  need  to  do  this,  as  the  OPF  files  are  backed  up
       automatically, every time metadata is changed.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --all  Normally, this command only operates on books that have out of date OPF files. This
              option makes it operate on all books.

CLONE

          calibredb clone path/to/new/library

       Create  a clone of the current library. This creates a new, empty library that has all the
       same custom columns, virtual libraries and other settings as the current library.

       The cloned library will contain no  books.  If  you  want  to  create  a  full  duplicate,
       including all books, then simply use your filesystem tools to copy the library folder.

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

EMBED_METADATA

          calibredb embed_metadata [options] book_id

       Uppfærir lýsigögn í sjálfum bókaskránum sem geymd eru í Calibre-safninu með lýsigögnum  úr
       calibre gagnagrunninum.  Venjulega eru lýsigögn einungis uppfærð þegar skrár eru teknar úr
       Calibre, þessi skipun er notadrjúg ef þú vilt að skrárnar verði uppfærðar þar sem þær eru.
       Taktu  eftir að mismunandi skráasnið styðja mismikil lýsigögn. Þú getur notað 'all' í stað
       book_id til að uppfæra lýsigögn í öllum bókum.  Þú  getur  líka  tilgreint  auðkenni  (id)
       margra bóka aðskilin með bilum og stærðir með bandstriki. Dæmi: calibredb embed_metadata 1
       2 10-15 23

       Whenever you pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose  the  arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --only-formats, -f
              Only  update  metadata  in files of the specified format. Specify it multiple times
              for multiple formats. By default, all formats are updated.

SEARCH

          calibredb search [options] search expression

       Search the library for the specified search term, returning a comma separated list of book
       ids  matching  the  search  expression.  The  output  format  is useful to feed into other
       commands that accept a list of ids as input.

       The search expression can be anything from calibre's powerful search query  language,  for
       example: author:asimov title:robot

       Whenever  you  pass arguments to calibredb that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments
       in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

       --limit, -l
              The maximum number of results to return. Default is all results.

AUTHOR

       Kovid Goyal

COPYRIGHT

       Kovid Goyal