zmrecover.pl(8)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is zmrecover.pl(8), the ZoneMinder event file system and database recovery checker, and yes bestie, it's from zoneminder. It's giving “clean up the mess between your event files and your database” energy. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the run-me shape is literally this:

        zmrecover.pl [-r,-report|-i,-interactive]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: this script checks for consistency between the event filesystem and the database. If events are found in one and not the other, they are deleted — optionally, bestie, not just automatically on sight. 😭

Additionally, any monitor event directories that do not correspond to a database monitor are similarly disposed of. Same treatment, no cap.

But monitors in the database that don't have a directory are left alone — that's valid if they are newly created and have no events yet. So don't come for them. 🫶

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -i, --interactive — asks before applying any changes, so you get a little “u sure?” moment. 🥺
• -m, --monitor_id — only consider the given monitor. One monitor only, main character style. 👑
• -r, --report — just report, don't actually do anything. The no-touch, look-only mode. ✨
• -s, --storage_id — specify a storage area to recover instead of all. Pick your fave storage area, iykyk. 🎀
• -v, --version — print the installed version of ZoneMinder. Version check, slay. 💖

Bestie note: -r / --report is your “please don't change anything” girlie. -i / --interactive makes it ask first. Use them wisely. 💀

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🎀 COPYRIGHT 🎀

legal corner, but make it cute:

ZoneMinder Recover Script Copyright (C) 2018 ZoneMinder LLC

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

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Signed with --stderr energy, dated 2026-03-04, and stamped zmrecover.pl(8) — bye bestie! 💖✨🦋