[mythtv-users] Live TV recording as if it was a scheduled recording

[Dag Nygren]

> Dag Nygren wrote:
> >> Theres no need for it, all those little files can be hidden from view by 
> >> default and get deleted when room is needed automatically.
> >>     
> >
> > I stil would like to be able to use "df" to find out how much space
> > I have left on the disk.
> >   
> This always makes me ask...why?  With your auto-expiration options set 
> (unless you never expire anything), Myth will perfectly manage your 
> space to make sure it removes old shows to make room for new.  LiveTV 
> will be expired before anything else so it is irrelevant when 
> calculating "space" as it will be automatically removed when needed.  
> I'd spend a little more time configuring your expiration rules to match 
> your viewing behavior and a little less time worrying about the physical 
> disk space because the system is designed to manage that for you. 

I see your point and after Isaac's explanation some time ago I know that
it is close to what I want, but I still want to know how much of the Digicam
stuff I can download to the disk before I start doing it. Preferably without 
expiring my recorded auto-expirable shows.

Dag