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Command line extraction of metadata (title. author) from epub file
exiftool can read (but not write) epub meta data. For example
exiftool -T -Title main.epub
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Command line extraction of metadata (title. author) from epub file
Here's a quick bash script (with no error-checking whatsoever) to do what you want:
#!/bin/bash
#
if [ $# -lt 3 ]
then
echo
echo "Usage: minfo -m <meta-type> <epub-file>"
echo
...
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Command line extraction of metadata (title. author) from epub file
An EPUB file is just a zip file, and the book's metadata is contained in the OPF (Open Packaging Format) file, which is an XML file. The title is located in the /package/metadata/dc:title element. The ...
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How to repack an epub file from command line
zip -X0 "my.epub" "mimetype"
zip -Xr "my.epub" "META-INF/" "OEBPS/"
As palacsint already pointed out, without the -X flag, one would run into the epubcheck error PKG_005
"The mimetype file has an ...
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How Does Amazon Kindle Renting work on *buntu/Linux Systems?
Perhaps renting works differently from buying/lending/borrowing ebooks, but all you do is to download the Kindle reading app on your device. Then, the rented item will magically appear after you ...
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Command line extraction of metadata (title. author) from epub file
To print out epub metadata,
exiftool yourbook.epub
To edit the metadata, you'd need to unzip it and then zip it back again, as mentioned by others, epub is just a zip file
mkdir tempfolder
mv ...
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Command line extraction of metadata (title. author) from epub file
with Calibre's ebook-meta
Example output of ebook-meta unixpowertools.epub:
Title : UNIX Power Tools, 3rd Edition
Author(s) : Jerry Peek, Shelley Powers, Tim O’Reilly & ...
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Command line extraction of metadata (title. author) from epub file
Ok, so since nobody has ANY info on this online and this is the top search results. Here is what you are looking for. exiftool -a -u -g1 nameofthe.epub. This line gives you a giant output of all the ...
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How to repack an epub file from command line
A one-liner based on the previous answers, which will take the current dirname as the epub name, and the contents of the current dir as the epub: zip -rX "../$(basename "$(realpath .)").epub" mimetype ...
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Is there a eReader app for Android, Windows and Linux?
FBReader and Cool Reader support all the operating systems that you have listed, but I don't personally use them, so I can't give you more insights. You can try them and see if they fit your needs.
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What will be the Kindle file type replacement for when mobi files are deprecated?
The current file extension is .kfx (According to Wikipedia this is "Kindle Format 10" )
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How to update the firmware for a K3 Kindle keyboard from Linux?
the K3 automounted fine:
thufir@dur:/media/thufir/Kindle$
thufir@dur:/media/thufir/Kindle$ ls -al
total 44
drwxr-xr-x 6 thufir thufir 8192 Dec 31 1969 .
drwxr-x---+ 4 root root 4096 Dec 28 10:...
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E-reader that syncs progress across Linux and Android?
FBReader supports this feature. They call it "book network".
It synchronizes reading progress and ebook files via Google Drive.
On the Android device, go to Settings -> Synchronization ...
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E-reader that syncs progress across Linux and Android?
There's a way, but it's kinda tricky.
There's a bunch of android apps which sync the progress across the devices (like Moon+ Reader). So, if you can set up an Android emulator on your Linux machine, ...
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