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gorae

TUI librarian for PDFs and EPUBs

TLDR

Open library browser
$ gorae
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Add files to library
$ gorae add [/path/to/books]
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Search library
$ gorae search [query]
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SYNOPSIS

gorae [options] [command]

DESCRIPTION

gorae is a terminal-based library manager for PDF and EPUB documents. It provides an organized way to browse, search, and manage digital book collections.
The tool can extract metadata from documents, display covers (in supported terminals), and integrates with external viewers for reading.

PARAMETERS

add PATH

Add files or directory to library
remove ID
Remove item from library
search QUERY
Search library
list
List all items
open ID
Open book with external viewer
-c, --config FILE
Configuration file path
-v, --version
Display version and exit
-h, --help
Display help and exit

KEYBINDINGS

↑/↓

Navigate items
/
Search
Enter
Open book
i
Show book info
d
Delete from library
q
Quit

CAVEATS

Requires external viewer for reading. Cover display depends on terminal capabilities. Metadata extraction may fail for some documents.

HISTORY

gorae was created as a TUI-based alternative to GUI ebook managers, providing keyboard-driven library management.

SEE ALSO

[zathura](https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/), [calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com/), pdftotext(1)

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