how to use command line to automatically create ToC from all headings?

Whip · Yesterday, 07:00 AM

Hello,

I want to use the command line to convert an html book to epub and select the setting "Generate ToC from all headings." I don't see this option available in the command line interface in the documentation, but it is available in the calibre edit GUI.

Currently, I have to drag the html into calibre, convert to epub, click edit on the converted file, open the ToC GUI, delete the auto-generated ToC, then click "Generate ToC from all headings".

Can someone tell me how to automate this process from the command line with ebook-convert, ebook-edit, or some other tool?

Thank you!

kovidgoyal · Yesterday, 08:07 AM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...le-of-contents

Whip · Yesterday, 08:50 AM

I looked at that documentation and I don't see an option for exactly what I'm looking for.

Is there a flag for "Generate ToC from all headings"? When I click that button in the GUI, the ToC comes out perfectly. I just don't see a command-line flag for that setting. Can you please point me to it?

theducks · Yesterday, 09:00 AM

ebook-convert input_file output_file [options]

Did you scroll down in the Help file? There is a TOC section with options

Whip · Yesterday, 03:07 PM

I do not see any setting described in the help documentation that does what I am asking for. I specifically want a command line option that matches the GUI button for "Generate ToC from all headings"

None of the flags in the documentation that I've found describe that option. Do you know how I could select that setting from the command line?

kovidgoyal · Yesterday, 10:45 PM

There is no such flag. You need to specify the level1 through level3 settings manually. The button in the GUI does just that under the hood. Read their docs to understand what you need to put there, or look at the conversion log of the GUI conversion to see what values those settings have.

Yesterday, 07:00 AM	#1
Whip Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: none	how to use command line to automatically create ToC from all headings? Hello, I want to use the command line to convert an html book to epub and select the setting "Generate ToC from all headings." I don't see this option available in the command line interface in the documentation, but it is available in the calibre edit GUI. Currently, I have to drag the html into calibre, convert to epub, click edit on the converted file, open the ToC GUI, delete the auto-generated ToC, then click "Generate ToC from all headings". Can someone tell me how to automate this process from the command line with ebook-convert, ebook-edit, or some other tool? Thank you!

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Yesterday, 08:07 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,269 Karma: 23661992 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...le-of-contents

Yesterday, 08:50 AM	#3
Whip Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: none	I looked at that documentation and I don't see an option for exactly what I'm looking for. Is there a flag for "Generate ToC from all headings"? When I click that button in the GUI, the ToC comes out perfectly. I just don't see a command-line flag for that setting. Can you please point me to it?

Yesterday, 09:00 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,281 Karma: 57979022 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	ebook-convert input_file output_file [options] Did you scroll down in the Help file? There is a TOC section with options

Yesterday, 03:07 PM	#5
Whip Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: none	I do not see any setting described in the help documentation that does what I am asking for. I specifically want a command line option that matches the GUI button for "Generate ToC from all headings" None of the flags in the documentation that I've found describe that option. Do you know how I could select that setting from the command line?

Yesterday, 10:45 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,269 Karma: 23661992 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There is no such flag. You need to specify the level1 through level3 settings manually. The button in the GUI does just that under the hood. Read their docs to understand what you need to put there, or look at the conversion log of the GUI conversion to see what values those settings have.

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