MYTHIMPORT(1)

📦 version 2.2.4, in ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing

✨ MYTHIMPORT(1) — the MythImport page, bestie edition ✨

okay so real quick before we dive in: this is the manual for MythImport, aka MYTHIMPORT(1) in the official man-page universe. it's giving niche-but-iconic. let's go 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

MythImport — the MythTV "On The Go" importing script. yes bestie, it's literally a script that imports your stuff. main character energy fr fr 👑

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So. MythImport is a Perl script that you use to add recordings to an "on the go" backend. that's the whole vibe. it takes your exported recordings and slides them into place like it's got a VIP pass 🎀

like, it's a Perl script. she's older, she's elegant, she gets the job done. no cap. 💅

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

here's the moment you've all been waiting for, the example:

mythimport input=/mnt/usb/mythtv/ output=/var/lib/mythtv/recordings/
cleanup=all

that's it. that's the whole thing. copy it, love it, run it. 🫶

✨ OPTIONS ✨

okay so these are the three knobs you get to twist. one bullet per option, no skips, i would never do you like that 💜

  • input — the input directory, aka where the exported recordings and the sql live. this is where she's reading from. 📥
  • output — the output directory. use this one if you wanna transfer the recordings to a different directory than the default spot. 📤
  • cleanup — this is the one that decides what files get deleted upon success. the available options are: all, recordings, sql. for the most updated information, please visit: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythImport
⚠️ bestie be careful — cleanup deletes files. it says "upon success", so she waits for the win, but she does NOT hesitate after that. pick your value on purpose. 😭

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

mythimport is by John Baab <john.baab@gmail.com> — shoutout to the author, we love a legend 💖👑

and that's the page!! this one was dated 21 August 2008, and it's the MYTHIMPORT(1) page from the MythTV fam. if you made it to the end, you're literally a scholar. go import something. slay. ⭐🌈🦋💅

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