packtpub Command Examples

Download freely offered books from packtpub.com. More information: https://github.com/vladimyr/packtpub-cli.

• Download the daily offer book into the current directory with the specified book format (defaults to pdf):

packtpub download --type {{pdf|ebup|mobi}}

• Download the daily offer book into the specified directory:

packtpub download --dir {{path/to/directory}}

• Start an interactive login to packtpub.com:

packtpub login

• Log out from packtpub.com:

packtpub logout

• Display the daily offer:

packtpub view-offer

• Open the daily offer in the default web browser:

packtpub view-offer

• Display the currently logged-in user:

packtpub whoami