[mythtv-users] mythlink.pl

[Phill Edwards]

> I recently set up an Avel linkplayer running through wizd to play some
> mythtv recordings, and I'm quite happy with it.  But to get wizd to
> present reasonable filenames to the LP2, I've been using the handy
> mythlink.pl script from Chris Petersen.  However, as new mythtv
> recordings appear (or are deleted), mythlink.pl must be re-run each
> time.  I could add it as a user script to run after each recording,
> but I'm concerned this may present weird problems if I have 2 or more
> recordings ending at the same time spawning multiple mythlink.pl
> instances.  Does anyone using mythlink.pl to keep an "updated" listing
> of mythtv recordings have any suggestions/hints (would it perhaps be
> better to run mythlink as a cron job?)?

I run mythlink.sh (similar to mythlink.pl) as an hourly cron job and
that works fine.

Regards,
Phill