diff --git a/src/calibre/db/cli/opts.py b/src/calibre/db/cli/opts.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python2
-# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
-# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2017, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
-
-from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
-
-from calibre.utils.config import OptionParser
-
-COMMANDS = (
-    'list', 'add', 'remove', 'add_format', 'remove_format', 'show_metadata',
-    'set_metadata', 'export', 'catalog', 'saved_searches', 'add_custom_column',
-    'custom_columns', 'remove_custom_column', 'set_custom', 'restore_database',
-    'check_library', 'list_categories', 'backup_metadata', 'clone', 'embed_metadata',
-    'search'
-)
-
-
-def get_parser(usage):
-    parser = OptionParser(usage)
-    go = parser.add_option_group(_('GLOBAL OPTIONS'))
-    go.is_global_options = True
-    go.add_option(
-        '--library-path',
-        '--with-library',
-        default=None,
-        help=_(
-            'Path to the calibre library. Default is to use the path stored in the settings.'
-        )
-    )
-    go.add_option(
-        '--dont-notify-gui',
-        default=False,
-        action='store_true',
-        help=_(
-            'Do not notify the running calibre GUI (if any) that the database has'
-            ' changed. Use with care, as it can lead to database corruption!'
-        )
-    )
-    go.add_option(
-        '-h', '--help', help=_('show this help message and exit'), action='help'
-    )
-    go.add_option(
-        '--version',
-        help=_("show program's version number and exit"),
-        action='version'
-    )
-
-    return parser
-
-
-def option_parser():
-    parser = OptionParser(
-        _(
-            '''\
-%%prog command [options] [arguments]
-
-%%prog is the command line interface to the calibre books database.
-
-command is one of:
-  %s
-
-For help on an individual command: %%prog command --help
-'''
-        ) % '\n  '.join(COMMANDS)
-    )
-    return parser