Provided by: mythtv-common_29.1+fixes.20180414.329c235-0ubuntu3_amd64 
NAME
mythutil - MythTV Utility helper
DESCRIPTION
mythutil version: fixes/29 [v29.1-13-g329c235] www.mythtv.org
MythUtil is a command line utility application for MythTV.
Misc. Options: -O OR --override-setting Override a single setting defined by a
key=value pair.
--override-settings-file Define a file of key=value pairs to be loaded
for setting overrides.
-h OR --help OR --usage Display this help printout, or give detailed
information of selected option.
--version Display version information.
Metadata Reading/Writing Options: --calctracklen Decode a track to determine its exact
length
--songid
ID of track to update
--extractimage Extract an embedded image from a tracks tag
and cache it in the AlbumArt storage group
--imagetype
Type of image to extract (front, back, cd, inlay, unknown)
--songid
ID of track to update
--findlyrics Search for some lyrics for a track
--songid
ID of track to update
--artist
(optional) Artist of track
--album
(optional) Album of track
--title
(optional) Title of track
--grabber
(optional) Name of grabber to use or 'ALL' to try all available grabbers
--updatemeta Update a music tracks database record and tag
with new metadata
--album
(optional) Album of track
--artist
(optional) Artist of track
--genre
(optional) Genre of track
--lastplayed
(optional) Last played of track
--playcount
(optional) Playcount of track
--rating
(optional) Rating of track
--songid
ID of track to update
--title
(optional) Title of track
--trackno
(optional) Track No. of track
--year (optional) Year of track
Recording Utils Options: --checkrecordings Check all recording exist and have a seektable
etc.
--fixseektable
(optional) fix the seektable if missing for a recording
Recording Markup Options: --clearbookmarks Clear all bookmarks.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--clearcutlist Clear the cutlist.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--clearseektable Clear the seek table.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--clearskiplist Clear the commercial skip list.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--gencutlist Copy the commercial skip list to the cutlist.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--getcutlist Display the current cutlist.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--getmarkup Write markup data to the specified local file.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--getskiplist Display the current commercial skip list.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--setcutlist Set a new cutlist in the form:
#-#[,#-#]... (ie, 1-100,1520-3012,4091-5094)
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--setmarkup Read markup data from the specified local
file, and
use it to set the markup for the recording or video.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
--setskiplist Set a new commercial skip list in the form:
#-#[,#-#]... (ie, 1-100,1520-3012,4091-5094)
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
--video
Specify path name of Video Gallery video to operate on.
Backend Options: --clearcache Trigger a cache clear on all connected MythTV
systems.
--event Send a backend event test message. --resched
Trigger a run of the recording scheduler on
the existing master backend.
--scanvideos Trigger a rescan of media content in
MythVideo.
--systemevent Send a backend SYSTEM_EVENT test message.
EIT Utils Options: --cleareit Clear guide received from EIT.
--sourceid
(optional) specify sourceid of video source to operate on instead of all
File Options: --copyfile Copy a MythTV Storage Group file using
RingBuffers
--infile
Input file URI
--outfile
Output file URI
--download Download a file using MythDownloadManager
--infile
Input file URI
--outfile
Output file URI
Logging Options: --enable-dblog Enable logging to database. --loglevel
Set the logging level. All log messages at
lower levels will be discarded.
In descending order: emerg, alert, crit, err, warning, notice, info, debug defaults to info
--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 OR --quiet Don't log to the console (-q). Don't log
anywhere (-q -q)
--syslog Set the syslog logging facility.
Set to "none" to disable, defaults to none.
--systemd-journal Use systemd-journal instead of syslog. -v OR --verbose
Specify log filtering. Use '-v help' for level
info.
Messaging Options: --message Display a message on a frontend
--bcastaddr
(optional) IP address to send to
--message_text
(optional) message to send
--timeout
(optional) notification duration
--udpport
(optional) UDP Port to send to
--notification Display a notification on a frontend
--bcastaddr
(optional) IP address to send to
--description
(optional) notification description text
--error
(optional) set notification to be displayed as an error
--extra
(optional) notification extra text
--fullscreen
(optional) display notification in full screen mode
--image
(optional) Path to image to send to (http://, myth://)
--message_text
(optional) message to send
--origin
(optional) notification origin text
--progress
(optional) progress value (must be between 0 and 1)
--progress_text
(optional) notification progress text
--timeout
(optional) notification duration
--type (optional) type of notification (normal, error, warning, check, busy
--udpport
(optional) UDP Port to send to
--visibility
(optional) bitmask indicating where to show the notification
--print-message-template Print the template to be sent to the frontend
--print-notification-template Print the template to be sent to the frontend
MPEG-TS Options: --pidcounter Count pids in a MythTV Storage Group file
--infile
Input file URI
--packetsize
TS Packet Size
--pidfilter Filter pids in a MythTV Storage Group file
--infile
Input file URI
--outfile
Output file URI
--packetsize
TS Packet Size
--pids Pids to process
--pidprinter Print PSIP pids in a MythTV Storage Group file
--infile
Input file URI
--outfile
Output file URI
--noautopts
Disables PTS discovery
--pids Pids to process
--xml Enables XML output of PSIP
--ptspids Pids to extract PTS from
JobQueue Options: --queuejob Insert a new job into the JobQueue.
--chanid
Specify chanid of recording to operate on.
--starttime
Specify start time of recording to operate on.
Music Scanning Options: --scanmusic Scan the 'Music' Storage Group for music files
--updateradiostreams Downloads an updated radio stream list from
the MythTV server
mythutil 29.1+fixes.20180414.329c235-0ubuntu3 April 2018 MYTHUTIL(1)