tlib is a light-weight CLI-based library manager utilizing the OpenLibrary API (https://openlibrary.org/)
- Mass-add lists of ISBNs through file or stdin
- No need to manually add information; everything is imported from OpenLibrary on add
- Easily editable JSON format for book listing
- List books in shelf order by LCC (Library of Congress Classifiction)
- List books with missing information not available on OpenLibrary
- Self-Classification field
self_lccfor when there's not official classification given (currently only available by editing JSON) - Add by OpenLibrary ID for books without an ISBN
- Add "shelved" indicator and list unshelved books with the 1 before/after it
- Remove book
- Allow self-classification without manually editing JSON
- Validate ISBN checksums
$ tlib init
$ tlib add 9780141395876
Added 9780141395876 - Prince
$ tlib add 9780521755511
Added 9780521755511 - The Elements of New Testament Greek
$ tlib add 0441013597
Added 0441013597 - Dune
$ tlib add 9780226738925
Added 9780226738925 - The concept of the political
$ tlib shelf --list
JA74 .S313 2007 - The concept of the political
JC143.M38 2014 - Prince
PA817.W4 2005 - The Elements of New Testament Greek
PS3558.E63 D8 2005 - Dune
As of v1.0
NAME
tlib - Terminal Library
SYNOPSIS
tlib [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
Light-weight CLI-based library manager utilizing the OpenLibrary API (https://openlibrary.org/)
OPTIONS
Application Options
--lib <default: "tlib.json">
Library file path
-p, --pretty
Write library JSON in human-readable format
--debug
Print debug info
-q, --quiet
Only print error messages
-v, --version
Print tlib version
Help Options
-h, --help
Show this help message
COMMANDS
add
Add books to library
Usage: tlib [OPTIONS] add [add-OPTIONS]
Add books to library
-f, --file
File to load multiple books from
--no-implied-isbn10
Disables implied leading 0 for ISBN's with only 9 characters
-s, --stop-on-error
Stops file add after first error
--stdin
Read from Stdin
Help Options
-h, --help
Show this help message
init
Initialize a new library
Help Options
-h, --help
Show this help message
shelf
Print books and other library-wide operations
Usage: tlib [OPTIONS] shelf [shelf-OPTIONS]
Print books and other library-wide operations
-l, --list
-a, --all
Print all books including those with LCC or Title
--no-info
Only print books without information (ISBN only)
--no-class
Only print books without a LCC
--resort
Resort your library
-f, --find-missing
Search OpenLibrary for books missing a Title/LCC
--find-all
Search OpenLibrary for all books and update
Help Options
-h, --help
Show this help message