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``fetch-ebook-metadata``
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    fetch-ebook-metadata [options]


Fetch book metadata from online sources. You must specify at least one
of title, authors or ISBN.


Whenever you pass arguments to :command:`fetch-ebook-metadata` that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

[options]
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.. program:: fetch-ebook-metadata

.. option:: --allowed-plugin, -p

    Specify the name of a metadata download plugin to use. By default, all metadata plugins will be used. Can be specified multiple times for multiple plugins. All plugin names: Google, Google Images, Amazon.com, Edelweiss, Open Library, Big Book Search

.. option:: --authors, -a

    Book author(s)

.. option:: --cover, -c

    Specify a filename. The cover, if available, will be saved to it. Without this option, no cover will be downloaded.

.. option:: --help, -h

    show this help message and exit

.. option:: --identifier, -I

    Identifiers such as ASIN/Goodreads id etc. Can be specified multiple times for multiple identifiers. For example: :option:`--identifier` asin:B0082BAJA0

.. option:: --isbn, -i

    Book ISBN

.. option:: --opf, -o

    Output the metadata in OPF format instead of human readable text.

.. option:: --timeout, -d

    Timeout in seconds. Default is 30

.. option:: --title, -t

    Book title

.. option:: --verbose, -v

    Print the log to the console (stderr)

.. option:: --version

    show program\ ``'``\ s version number and exit