MYTHSHUTDOWN(1)

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version 36.0+fixes.20260401.1385cbfc60 · 5 versions
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💖 NAME 💖

mythshutdown — the MythTV Shutdown helper, living in section 1 (User Commands) of the manual. she is literally here to handle your shutdown/wakeup situation and she ate. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so bestie, quick vibe check before we get into the flags: this is mythshutdown, version: fixes/36, built from [v36.0+fixes.20260401.1385cbfc60-0ubuntu3], and the sacred source of truth is www.mythtv.org. 🌈 she's giving "small utility, huge main character energy" and honestly? obsessed.

🎀 Misc. Options 🎀

these are the everyday moves, the group-chat regulars, the ones you'll actually use. 🦋

  • -c, --check — check whether shutdown is even possible rn. vibe check before the vibe check. ✨
  • --localtime — specifies that the wakeup time is in local time. clock said local, no cap.
  • --lock — disable shutdown. 🔒
  • -x, --safeshutdown — check if shutdown is possible, and if it is, shutdown. two steps, one flag, iconic.
  • -t, --setscheduledwakeup — sets the wakeup time to the next scheduled recording. she's planning ahead, queen behavior. 👑
  • -w, --setwakeup — set the wakeup time, format yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss, and the default is in local time. keep the format exact bestie, she's picky and honestly she's right. 💅
  • -h, --help, --usage — display this help printout, or give you the detailed info on whichever option you picked. the "explain it to me like I'm five but also like I'm a senior dev" flag. 🫶
  • --version — display version information. the "who even am I" flag. 🦋
  • --shutdown — apply wakeup time to nvram and shutdown. this one Does The Thing. 😭
  • -p, --startup — check startup status. 🌸
  • -s, --status — check current status. (lowercase energy, lowercase description, we love consistency.) ✨
  • -u, --unlock — enable shutdown. 🔓
  • --utc — specifies that the wakeup time is in utc. not local, utc, don't mix them up bestie I am begging. 🙈

🌸 Logging Options 🌸

the "where do the words go" section. genuinely useful, lowkey underrated. ngl. 💜

  • --loglevel — set the logging level. all log messages at lower levels get discarded, periodt. in descending order: emerg, alert, crit, err, warning, notice, info, debug, trace. defaults to err. 📝
  • --loglong — use the long log format for the console, i.e. show the file, line number, etc. in the console log. the "receipts included" option. 🧾
  • --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 you use it in combination with --pidfile, it can be used with log rotators, using the HUP call to inform MythTV to reload the file. that's a whole sentence, and every single word of it matters. 💖
  • -q, --quiet — don't log to the console (-q). don't log anywhere (-q -q). double it and the logs simply cease to exist. 💀
  • --syslog — set the syslog logging facility. set it to "none" to disable it, and it defaults to none. ✨
  • --systemd-journal — use systemd-journal instead of syslog. modern problems, modern solutions. 🦋
  • -v, --verbose — specify log filtering. use -v help for the level info. she will tell you everything, just ask. 👑
reminder bestie: mythshutdown is a Shutdown helper, not a shutdown enjoyer. she checks before she acts. that's growth. 🫶

and that's the whole page, you're all caught up ✨ this was mythshutdown 36.0+fixes.202604..., dated August 2026 — same page, same facts, just with infinitely better energy. go shut something down responsibly, ily. 💅🎀💜

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