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@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Though a terminal utility, it's possible to add bookmarks to `buku` without touc
- [GUI integration](#gui-integration)
- [Add bookmarks from anywhere](#add-bookmarks-from-anywhere)
- [Import bookmarks to browser](#import-bookmarks-to-browser)
- [Sync database across systems](#sync-database-across-systems)
- [As a library](#as-a-library)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [Contributions](#contributions)
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$ buku --export path_to_bookmarks.html --tag tag 1, tag 2
Once exported, import the html file in your browser.
## Sync database across systems
`buku` has the capability to import records from another `buku` database file. However, users with a cloud service client installed on multiple systems can keep the database synced across these systems automatically. To achieve this store the actual database file in a synced directory and create a symbolic link to it in the location where the database file would exist otherwise. For example, `$HOME/.local/share/buku/bookmarks.db` can be a symbolic link to `~/Dropbox/Public/bookmarks.db`.
## As a library
`buku` can be used as a powerful bookmark management library. All functionality are available through carefully designed APIs. `main()` is a good usage example. It's also possible to use a custom database file in multi-user scenarios. Check out the documentation for the following APIs which accept an optional argument as database file: