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The last two digits, <tt>nn</tt>, are generated to make unique filenames and does not reflect the start time of the program in seconds.
 
The last two digits, <tt>nn</tt>, are generated to make unique filenames and does not reflect the start time of the program in seconds.
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Revision as of 05:11, 17 October 2006

Naming convention

MythTV uses long numeric filenames to name the captured recordings that it saves. The format, as of 0.19, is

 1022_20051120194900.mpg
  |     |        |
  |     +--------+------------------- Start time of recording
  |
  +---------------------------------- Channel ID

The channel number is 4 digits long and includes the Tuner Card identifier as well as the channel number. The channel ID can be used to lookup detailed information in the channel table. The time stamps are formatted as follows:

yyyymmddhhmmnn

The last two digits, nn, are generated to make unique filenames and does not reflect the start time of the program in seconds.