calibre
Launch the main Calibre Graphical User Interface and optionally add a ebook to the database.[1]
NOTE:
On macOS, the command line tools are inside the Calibre bundle, e.g. /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/console.app/Contents/MacOS/.
Documentation
- man 1 'calibre' [EN]
Syntax
calibre [PARAMETER ...] [EBOOK]
Parameters
- -s, --shutdown-running-calibre
- Cause a running Calibre instance, if any, to be shutdown.
- NOTE:If there are running jobs, they will be silently aborted, so use with care.
- --start-in-tray
- Start minimized to system tray.
Examples
- Import an ebook by command line
calibre --shutdown-running-calibre
calibredb add --one-book-per-directory '.'