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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# packtpub

> 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 {{[-t|--type]}} {{pdf|ebup|mobi}}`

- Download the daily offer book into the specified directory:

`packtpub download {{[-d|--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`
