MYTHFRONTEND.REAL(1)

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version 36.0+fixes.20260401.1385cbfc60 · 5 versions
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💖 MYTHFRONTEND.REAL 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to mythfrontend.real — that's the real one, from the User Commands corner of the manual, section 1, and it's giving main character energy fr fr 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

mythfrontend.real — MythTV Frontend (Real). yes that's the name, yes it's iconic, no we're not changing it 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so first things first, the vibe check:

mythfrontend version: fixes/36
[v36.0+fixes.20260401.1385cbfc60-0ubuntu3] www.mythtv.org

MythFrontend is THE primary playback application for MythTV, no cap. It's what you use for playback of scheduled and live recordings, and also for management of recording rules. literally the whole point of the operation 🫶

🦋 Misc. Options 🦋

  • -d, --disable-autodiscovery — stops the frontend from using UPnP autodiscovery. like, no thanks, I'll find things myself 💅
  • --noupnp — outright disables use of UPnP entirely. UPnP? never heard of her.
  • -O, --override-setting — override ONE single setting, and you define it as a key=value pair. just the one. a lil treat 🌸
  • --override-settings-file — point it at a file full of key=value pairs and they all get loaded in as setting overrides. the bulk edition ✨
  • -p, --prompt — always prompt for backend selection. every single time. it will ask, bestie 😭
  • -r, --reset — resets appearance settings and language. glow-up reset, we love a fresh start 💖
  • -h, --help, --usage — display this help printout, or give you detailed info about a selected option. yes queen, ask questions 👑
  • --version — display version information. who are you, what are you, where did you come from ⭐
  • -vrr, --vrr — try to enable (1) or disable (0) variable refresh rate (FreeSync or GSync). pick your number, pick your destiny 🔥

🎀 Qt Options 🎀

  • -display, --display — the Qt (QPA) X11 connection name, used when you're on the xcb (X11) platform plugin 🌈
  • -platform, --platform — the Qt (QPA) platform argument. tell it what it's standing on 🦋

💜 Logging Options 💜

  • --loglevel — sets the logging level. all log messages at lower levels get discarded, byee 👋 In descending order: emerg, alert, crit, err, warning, notice, info, debug, trace — and it defaults to info ✨
  • --loglong — use the long log format for the console, i.e. show file, line number, etc. in the console log. the deluxe version, we love details 💅
  • --logpath — writes logging messages to a file in the directory logpath, with filenames in the format: applicationName.date.pid.log. This is typically used in combination with --daemon, and if used in combination with --pidfile, this can be used with log rotators, using the HUP call to inform MythTV to reload the file 🔄
  • -q, --quiet — don't log to the console (-q). don't log anywhere (-q -q). silence… but make it double 😭
  • --syslog — set the syslog logging facility. set it to "none" to disable, and it defaults to none. yes, off by default, she's lowkey shy 🙈
  • --systemd-journal — use systemd-journal instead of syslog. switching besties 💖
  • -v, --verbose — specify log filtering. use -v help for level info. go off, get specific 🌟

🧚 User Interface Options 🧚

  • -geometry, --geometry — specify window size and position (WxH[+X+Y]). measure twice, place once 📐
  • --mouse-cursor — force visibility of the mouse cursor. it's here, it's staying, deal with it 👑
  • --no-mouse-cursor — force the mouse cursor to be hidden. poof. gone. where'd she go 💀
  • -nw, --no-windowed — prevent the application from running in a window. full screen only, no boxes 🎀
  • -w, --windowed — force the application to run in a window. put it in a lil box, cute 🌸

⭐ Startup Behavior Options ⭐

  • --jumppoint — start the frontend at the specified jump point. teleport, but make it config 🌀
  • --runplugin — start the frontend within the specified plugin. straight into the good stuff 🔥
💖 reminder bestie: everything here is straight from the source, so copy the flags exactly exactly, character for character. no improvising, no renaming, we respect the lore 🙏

and that's the whole page, you ate it 💅✨ sign-off time: this was mythfrontend.real at version 36.0+fixes.2... and the page is dated August 2026, filed under MYTHFRONTEND.REAL(1). slay, periodt, go record something 🎀🦋

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