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NAME

gcalcli - interact with a Google Calendar

SYNOPSIS

gcalcli [options] command [command args or options]

DESCRIPTION

gcalcli is a Python application that allows you to access your Google Calendar(s) from a command line. It's easy to get your agenda, search for events, add new events, delete events, edit events, and even import those annoying ICS/vCal invites from Microsoft Exchange and/or other sources. Additionally, gcalcli can be used as a reminder service and execute any application you want when an event is coming up.

USAGE

gcalcli [-h] [--auth_host_name AUTH_HOST_NAME]
[--noauth_local_webserver]
[--auth_host_port [AUTH_HOST_PORT [AUTH_HOST_PORT ...]]]
[--logging_level {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}]
[--version] [--default-calendar DEFAULT_CALENDAR]
[--calendar CALENDAR] [--refresh] [--client-id CLIENT_ID]
[--conky] [--nocache] [--locale LOCALE] [--noincluderc]
[--lineart {fancy,unicode,ascii}]
[--config-folder CONFIG_FOLDER] [--nocolor]
[--client-secret CLIENT_SECRET]
{list,search,edit,delete,agenda,calw,calm,quick,add,import,remind}
...

Positional arguments:
{list,search,edit,delete,agenda,updates,conflicts,calw,calm,quick,add,import,remind}
Invoking a subcommand with --help prints subcommand
usage.
list list available calendars
edit edit calendar events
agenda get an agenda for a time period
updates get updates since a datetime for a time period
conflicts find conflicts between events matching search term
calw get a week-based agenda in calendar format
calm get a month agenda in calendar format
quick quick-add an event to a calendar
add add a detailed event to the calendar
import import an ics/vcal file to a calendar
remind execute command if event occurs within <mins> time

Optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--auth_host_name AUTH_HOST_NAME
Hostname when running a local web server. (default:
localhost)
--noauth_local_webserver
Do not run a local web server. (default: False)
--auth_host_port [AUTH_HOST_PORT [AUTH_HOST_PORT ...]]
Port web server should listen on. (default: [8080,
8090])
--logging_level {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}
Set the logging level of detail. (default: ERROR)
--version show program's version number and exit
--default-calendar DEFAULT_CALENDAR
Optional default calendar to use if no --calendar
options are given (default: [])
--calendar CALENDAR Which calendars to use (default: [])
--refresh Delete and refresh cached data (default: False)
--client-id CLIENT_ID
API client_id (default:
232867676714.apps.googleusercontent.com)
--conky Use Conky color codes (default: False)
--nocache Execute command without using cache (default: True)
--locale LOCALE System locale (default: )
--noincluderc Whether to include ~/.gcalclirc when using
configFolder (default: True)
--lineart {fancy,unicode,ascii}
Choose line art style for calendars: "fancy": for
VTcodes, "unicode" for Unicode box drawing characters,
"ascii" for old-school plusses, hyphens and pipes.
(default: fancy)
--config-folder CONFIG_FOLDER
Optional directory to load/store all configuration
information (default: None)
--nocolor Enable/Disable all color output (default: True)
--client-secret CLIENT_SECRET
API client_secret (default: 3tZSxItw6_VnZMezQwC8lUqy)

DIAGNOSTICS

Encoding issues, wrongly printed characters, UnicodeEncodeError when using conky, in pipes or scripts"


- Set an environment variable PYTHONIOENCODING=utf8
- Use a Unicode capable font like DejaVu Sans Mono
- Set option --lineart=unicode or --lineart=ascii
- Upgrade to Python3
No colors or garbage characters when using inside conky

- Set option --conky

SEE ALSO

bash(1)

BUGS REPORTS

Report issues at https://github.com/insanum/gcalcli/issues

AUTHORS

Eric Davis (edavis@insanum.com)

Brian Hartvigsen (brian.andrew@brianandjenny.com)

Joshua Crowgey (jcrowgey@uw.edu)

25 February 2019 4.0.4