[mythtv-users] Mythrename seektable question

Phil Bridges gravityhammer at gmail.com
Sat Dec 6 20:51:05 UTC 2008


On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 12/06/2008 07:34 AM, Phil Bridges wrote:
>> Thanks.  Is there a way to bulk-rebuild my video directory?  I tried
>> the * wildcard, but mythcommflag errored out:
>>
>>  movies #mythcommflag --video *
>> 2008-12-06 07:32:06.010 Illegal option: '28_Weeks_Later.mpg' (use --help)
>>
>
> Really, you should be using --file to specify the filename.  And, more
> importantly, without --rebuild, you're not rebuilding seektables.  See
> the --help and/or the wiki page (
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Repairing_the_Seektable ).
>

Interesting.  If I try with --file, I get:

movies # mythcommflag --rebuild --video --file
/var/video/movies/28_Weeks_Later.mpg
2008-12-06 15:49:13.249 Illegal option:
'/var/video/movies/28_Weeks_Later.mpg' (use --help)

Works fine without --file.


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