[mythtv-users] Keep recorded shows

[Brent Bolin]

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 12/24/2009 12:26 AM, Brent Bolin wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Johnny <jarpublic at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> So is this the correct syntax to create a sub directory called
>>>> show_names in /var/lib/mythtv/recordings
>>>>
>>>> mythrename.pl --link /var/lib/mythtv/recordings --format %T/%T%-%S
>>>>
>
> Don't use /var/lib/mythtv/recordings since that's your recordings directory.
>  Use something like /var/lib/mythtv/links or /var/lib/mythtv/pretty or
> /var/lib/mythtv/views .
>
> mythrename.pl --link /var/lib/mythtv/pretty --format %T/%T%-%S
>
>>> I haven't looked at the syntax in a while. But as I recall the the
>>> --link argument is the key. Otherwise mythrename will overwrite the
>>> file names on the original files. As long as you are using --link you
>>> and putting them in another directory you should be safe.
>>
>> Is this writing anything to the DB?
>
> Nope.  That's why it's safe with --link.
>
> Mike
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