Papis

The papis command (without any subcommands) can be used to set configuration options or select the library.

Examples

• To override some configuration options, you can use the --set flag. For instance, if you want to override the editor used to edit files or the opentool used to open documents, you can just type

  papis --set editor gedit --set opentool firefox edit
  papis --set editor gedit --set opentool firefox open
  

• If you want to list the libraries and pick one before sending a database query to papis, use --pick-lib as such

  papis --pick-lib open 'einstein relativity'
  

Command-line Interface

papis [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options

-h, --help

Show this message and exit.

--version

Show the version and exit.

-v, --verbose

Make the output verbose (equivalent to –log DEBUG)

--profile <profile>

Print profiling information into file

-l, --lib <lib>

Choose a library name or library path (unnamed library)

-c, --config <config>

Configuration file to use

--pick-lib

Pick library to use

-s, --set <set_list>

Set key value, e.g., –set info-name information.yaml –set opentool evince

--color <color>

Prevent the output from having color

Options:

always | auto | no

--log <log>

Logging level

Options:

INFO | DEBUG | WARNING | ERROR | CRITICAL

--logfile <logfile>

File to dump the log

--np <np>

Use number of processors for multicore functionalities in papis

Commands

add

Add a document into a given library

addto

Add files to an existing document

bibtex

A papis script to interact with bibtex files

browse

Open document’s url in a browser

cache

Manage the cache or database of a Papis library.

citations

Handle document citations

config

Print configuration values

doctor

Check for common problems in documents

edit

Edit document information from a given library

exec

Execute a python file in the environment of papis’ executable

explore

Explore new documents using a variety of resources.

export

Export a document from a given library

git

Run git command in a library or document folder

init

Initialize a papis library

list

List document metadata

merge

Merge two documents from a given library

mv

Move a document into some other path

open

Open document from a given library

rename

Rename document folders

rm

Delete a document, a file, or a notes-file

run

Run an arbitrary shell command in the library or command folder

serve

Start a papis server

tag

Change a document’s tags.

update

Update document metadata