That would break existing behavior. If you want to process the output of calibredb list in scripts, use --for-machine with a tool like jq
status wontfix ** Changed in: calibre Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893367 Title: calibredb list checks terminal width even when output is being piped To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1893367/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs