[mythtv-users] Help with Mythlink.pl

Karl Newman newmank1 at asme.org
Sat Jan 19 00:26:58 UTC 2013


On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Jason Bilbrey <jason at bilbrey.me> wrote:

> Ok, having an issue with Mythlink.pl
>
> Would like to get this command to work:
>
> /usr/share/doc/mythtv-backend/contrib/user_jobs/mythlink.pl --link
> /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/pretty --chanid %CHANID% --starttime %STARTTIME%
>  --format '%T'
>
> Running it from the terminal window or running it from a MythTV user job
> but indicate it runs successfully...  (note: when running it from the
> terminal window I obviously had to put in the actual chanid and starttime
> values...) However it doesn't actually create the friendly named file link
> even though it looks like it runs successfully.
>
> If I run this command:
>
> /usr/share/doc/mythtv-backend/contrib/user_jobs/mythlink.pl --link
> /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/pretty --format '%T'
>
> Then it also runs and _does_ create the links for all recordings in my
> library...
>
> I've read 30+ different troubleshooting searches on Google from looking at
> permissions to syntax so running the command with elevated rights, etc...
>
> I could really use some ideas at this point to help me pinpoint what's
> causing it not to work.
>
> Jason
>
>
If you're running it with 0.26+, use %STARTTIMEUTC% instead.

Karl
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