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Update section on reading metadata from filenames

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@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ calibre allows you to save a frequently used search under a special name and the
Now you can access your saved search in the Tag Browser under "Searches". A single click will allow you to reuse any arbitrarily complex search easily, without needing to re-create it. Now you can access your saved search in the Tag Browser under "Searches". A single click will allow you to reuse any arbitrarily complex search easily, without needing to re-create it.
.. _config_filename_metadata:
Virtual Libraries Virtual Libraries
------------------- -------------------
@ -452,14 +450,26 @@ partition your large collection of books into smaller, manageable chunks. To
learn how to create and use virtual libraries, see the tutorial: learn how to create and use virtual libraries, see the tutorial:
:ref:`virtual_libraries`. :ref:`virtual_libraries`.
.. _config_filename_metadata:
Guessing metadata from file names Guessing metadata from file names
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------
In the :guilabel:`Add/Save` section of the configuration dialog, you can specify a regular expression that calibre will use to try and guess metadata from the names of ebook files
that you add to the library. The default regular expression is:: Normally, calibre reads metadata from inside the book file. However, it can
be configured to read metadata from the file name instead, via
:guilabel:`Preferences->Adding Books->Read metadata from file contents`.
You can also control how metadata is read from the filename using regular
expressions (see :doc:`regexp`). In the :guilabel:`Adding Books` section of
the configuration dialog, you can specify a regular expression that calibre
will use to try and guess metadata from the names of ebook files that you add
to the library. The default regular expression is::
title - author title - author
i.e., it assumes that all characters up to the first ``-`` are the title of the book and subsequent characters are the author of the book. For example, the filename:: that is, it assumes that all characters up to the first ``-`` are the title of
the book and subsequent characters are the author of the book. For example, the
filename::
Foundation and Earth - Isaac Asimov.txt Foundation and Earth - Isaac Asimov.txt