NAME

       mytharchivehelper - MythTV Archive helper

DESCRIPTION

       mytharchivehelper version: fixes/33 [v33.0+fixes.20230210.026e506-0ubuntu0] www.mythtv.org
       Misc. Options: -b OR --burndvd            Burn a created DVD to a blank disc

              Optional: --mediatype, --erasedvdrw, --nativeformat

       --chanid                   Channel ID to use when inserting records in DB

              Used with: --importarchive

       -t OR --createthumbnail    Create one or more thumbnails

       Requires: --infile, --thumblist, --outfile
              Optional: --framecount

       --delay                    Delay in ms to add to subtitles (default 0)

              Used with: --sup2dast

       --erasedvdrw               Force an erase of DVD-R/W Media

              Used with: --burndvd (optional)

       --framecount               Number of frames to grab (default 1)

              Used with: --createthumbnail

       -p OR --getdbparameters    Write the mysql database parameters to outfile

              Requires: --outfile

       -i OR --getfileinfo        Write file info about infile to outfile

              Requires: --infile, --outfile, --method

       --ifofile                  Filename of ifo file

              Used with: --sup2dast

       -f OR --importarchive      Import an archived file

              Requires: --infile, --chanid

       --infile                   Input file name

       Used with: --createthumbnail, --getfileinfo,
              --isremote, --sup2dast, --importarchive

       -r OR --isremote           Check if infile is on a remote filesystem

       Requires: --infile
              Returns:   0 on error or file not found

       - 1 file is on a local filesystem
              - 2 file is on a remote filesystem

       --mediatype                Type of media to burn

       Used with: --burndvd
              0 = single layer DVD (default) 1 = dual layer DVD 2 = rewritable DVD

       --method                   Method of file duration calculation

       Used with: --getfileinfo
              0 = use av_estimate_timings() (quick but not very

       accurate - default)
              1 = read all frames (most accurate but slow) 2 = use position  map  in  DB  (quick,
              only works for

              MythTV recordings)

       -n OR --nativearchive      Archive files to a native archive format

              Requires: --outfile

       --nativeformat             Archive is a native archive format

              Used with: --burndvd (optional)

       --outfile                  Output file name

       Used with: --createthumbnail, --getfileinfo,
              --getdbparameters,   --nativearchive   When   used   with   --createthumbnail:   eg
              'thumb%1-%2.jpg'

       %1 will be replaced with the no. of the thumb
              %2 will be replaced with the frame no.

       -h OR --help OR --usage    Display this help printout, or give detailed

              information of selected option.

       --version                    Display    version    information.     -s    OR    --sup2dast
       Convert projectX subtitles to DVD subtitles

              Requires: --infile, --ifofile, --delay

       --thumblist                Comma-separated list of required thumbs (in seconds)

              Used with: --createthumbnail

       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.

mytharchivehelper 33.0+fixes.20230210.026eFebruaryn2023                      MYTHARCHIVEHELPER(1)