Zathura-Calibre

bks.sh is a simple bash script that aims to improve the workflow of quickly fuzzy finding a book within a calibre database and offers a fast way to open the last read book. It caches the calibre database metadata internally to display the menu as fast as possible.

The script helps bridge the gap between both pieces of software and adds functionality geared toward window manager users who prefer the fastest way of performing tasks.

Setup

First, make sure you have the following dependencies installed on your system:

• calibre
• jq
• rofi

To install into /usr/local/bin

sudo wget -P /usr/local/bin https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kamui-fin/zathura-calibre/master/bks.sh
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bks.sh

Now, you can run bks.sh from anywhere you'd like. Two (optional) parameters to note are:

• -sync: Updates the cache with the latest metadata of the calibre db. Run after a change is made to the database.
• -prev: Opens the most recently read book with zathura

Keyboard

To use this script to its full potential, two keyboard shortcuts should be configured. Here's an example setup:

1. Alt+Shift+B -> bks.sh -prev
2. Alt+Shift+M -> bks.sh