ebook-meta
TLDR
Show metadata
$ ebook-meta [book.epub]
Set title$ ebook-meta [book.epub] --title "[New Title]"
Set author$ ebook-meta [book.epub] --authors "[Author Name]"
Set cover$ ebook-meta [book.epub] --cover [cover.jpg]
Get cover image$ ebook-meta [book.epub] --get-cover [cover.jpg]
Set multiple fields$ ebook-meta [book.epub] --title "[Title]" --authors "[Author]" --publisher "[Publisher]"
SYNOPSIS
ebook-meta file [options]
DESCRIPTION
ebook-meta reads and writes metadata in ebook files. Part of Calibre, it handles various formats including EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, and PDF.
The tool can display existing metadata and modify fields like title, author, publisher, date, and cover image without converting the file.
PARAMETERS
--title title
Set book title.--authors names
Set authors (comma-separated).--publisher name
Set publisher.--date date
Set publication date.--isbn isbn
Set ISBN.--tags tags
Set tags (comma-separated).--series name
Set series name.--series-index n
Set position in series.--cover file
Set cover from image.--get-cover file
Extract cover to file.--language lang
Set language.--comments text
Set description/comments.
CAVEATS
Not all formats support all metadata fields. PDF metadata limited. Changes are in-place by default. Some metadata requires specific format support.
HISTORY
ebook-meta is part of Calibre, created by Kovid Goyal in 2006. It provides command-line access to Calibre's metadata editing capabilities, essential for batch processing and scripting.
SEE ALSO
ebook-convert(1), calibre(1), exiftool(1)
