Usage::
- ml-initdb.py [-D]
+ ml-initdb.py [-C] [-D]
Options::
+ -C, --config config Configuration file
-D, --database database Open this database by pathname/db uri
Initialize database and import genres list. Isn’t really needed as
Usage::
- ml-import.py [-D] [file.inpx ...]
+ ml-import.py [-C] [-D] [-P] [file.inpx ...]
Options::
+ -C, --config config Configuration file
-D, --database database Open this database by pathname/db uri
+ -P, --no-pbar Inhibit progress bar
Initialize database, import genres list and import a list of INPX files
listed in the command line. On subsequent runs doesn’t destroy DB or
Usage::
- ml-search.py [-D] [-i] [-I] [-t] [-s] [-f] [-v] [-c] ...
+ ml-search.py [-C] [-D] [-i] [-I] [-t] [-s] [-f] [-v] [-c] ...
Search through the database and display results. Currently can only
search authors by name.
Global options::
+ -C, --config config Configuration file
-D, --database database Open this database by pathname/db uri
-i, --ignore-case ignore case (default is to guess)
-I, --case-sensitive don’t ignore case
--gid gid Search by genre’s id
-l, --lang lang Search by language
--lid lid Search by language’s id
+ --filters Use filters from config
-P, --path path Path to the directory with the library
archives
+ --download-to [path] Download directory
-F, --format format Format of the downloaded file name
--get Download exactly one book
--get-many N Download at most this many books
marked to be deleted.
Option `-P` provides the path to the directory with the library
-archives. By default the path is extracted from `m_librarian.conf`,
+archives. By default the path is extracted from configuration file,
section `[library]`, key `path`::
[library]
The option is useful for multiple databases (global option `-D`).
+Option `--filters` turns on using filters from config. Currently there
+are two kind of filters: filters on languages and filter on flag
+`deleted`. They are defined in the config file the following way::
+
+ [filters]
+ lang = en ru
+ deleted = 0
+
+`lang` filters is a list of language codes separated by a space.
+`deleted` is a 0/1 flag; 0 hides deleted books from search.
+
+Option `--download-to` provides the path to the download directory.
+By default the script downloads books to the current directory.
+If the option is used without `path` argument the path is extracted from
+configuration file, section `[download]`, key `path`::
+
+ [download]
+ path = /tmp
+
Option `--get` allows to download a book from the library to a local
file. The option allows to download exactly one book. The simplest way
to use it is via option `--id`. The file is downloaded into the current
With one option `-v` it also prints database id.
+
+ml-web.py
+------------
+
+Usage::
+
+ ml-web.py [-p port]
+
+Options::
+
+ -p, --port port HTTP port to listen to
+
+Run a web server. If a port is given listens on the given port else
+chooses a random port. Starts a browser (or open a new window of a
+running browser) pointing it to the server.
+
+If the program is already running the second instance detects the first
+one, starts a browser pointing to running instance and exits.
+
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