zmfilter.pl(8)

💅 zmfilter.pl(8) — the zoneminder filter queen

okay so bestie, welcome to the zmfilter.pl glow-up. this is the ZoneMinder tool that runs your filters and actually does stuff to the events your cams recorded. she's giving main character energy in the background and you're gonna love her. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

zmfilter.pl — the ZoneMinder tool that picks events and performs actions on them. literally her whole job. 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

zmfilter.pl [-f <filter name>,--filter=<filter name>]
[--filter_id=<filter id>] [--daemon] | -v, --version

copy it exactly like that, ok? she's picky about her spelling. 💅

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the vibe: this script runs a specified database query to select your recorded events, then performs specified actions on them — think email reporting, deleting, moving, etc. all the good stuff. 🗂️

if you pass the --daemon option she'll stay resident, lowkey just repeating the query and applying the actions over and over, forever, like the icon she is. 👑

normally she's managed by zmdc.pl, but bestie, you can absolutely run her manually too. no gatekeeping here. 🫶

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• -f{filter name}, --filter={filter name} — the name of a specific filter to run. name-drop your filter and she'll run it. 💫
• --filter_id={filter id} — the id of a specific filter to run. for when you know her by number, iykyk. 🔢
• --daemon — causes zmfilter.pl to stay running endlessly, repeating the filter(s). she's not leaving, she lives here now. 😭🔥
• -v, --version — print the ZoneMinder version. cute little flex. 🎀

ngl, --daemon means she runs endlessly repeating the filter(s) — so know what you're signing up for before you set her loose, fr fr. 💀

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🌈 sign-off 🌈

that's the whole page, bestie — zmfilter.pl(8), from the zoneminder manual, dated 2026-03-04, footer vibes courtesy of --stderr. she ate and left no crumbs. periodt. 💜🧚‍♀️🍓