NAME

EBook::Gutenberg - Fetch ebooks from Project Gutenberg

SYNOPSIS

use EBook::Gutenberg;

my $gutenberg = EBook::Gutenberg->init;
$gutenberg->run;

DESCRIPTION

EBook::Gutenberg is a module that provides the core functionality for the gutenberg utility. This is developer documentation, for gutenberg user documentation you should consult its manual.

METHODS

$gut = EBook::Gutenberg->init()

Reads @ARGV and returns a blessed EBook::Gutenberg object.

$gut->run()

Runs gutenberg based on the parameters processed in init().

$gut->update

Update local Project Gutenberg catalog; the update command.

$gut->search

Search for ebooks; the search command.

$gut->get

Download an ebook; the get command.

$gut->meta

Print ebook metadata; the meta command.

$gut->menu

Launch the dialog(1)-based menu interface.

$gut->help([$exit])

Print gutenberg manual. Exit with code $exit if provided.

AUTHOR

Written by Samuel Young, <samyoung12788@gmail.com>.

This project's source can be found on its Codeberg page. Comments and pull requests are welcome!

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2025 Samuel Young

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

SEE ALSO

gutenberg