[mythtv-users] Re:Copying recordings into /var/lib/mythtv

[wallabystew at shaw.ca]

>>On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:42:04 -0600, wallabystew at shaw.ca wrote: 

>>Ok, lets say a person was to want to reinstall and had a brilliant idea to >>copy his precious recorded programs (World Cup Rugby) to another PC while >>he reinstalled his Myth box. Then copied them back. I was thinking it >>would be easy, but no! After copying back into /var/lib/mythtv they do not >>show as watchable shows in the TV section of Mythtv. How would I get >>Mythtv to see those recorded programs for me to be able to watch? Do I >>have the right folder? I thought that was where I copied them from in the >>first place. 
>> 
>>Thanks, 
>> 
>>Frank 

>Try running the myth.rebuilddatabase.pl PERL script that is in the contrib 
>directory. It will update your database based on the files present. 

Sounds great. I searched for this directory and script on my myth box but only found Contrib folders without the Myth.rebuilddatabase.pl file. would there be a package I need to install to get the script and relevant other files to run it?

thanks,
Frank