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NAME
mythutil - MythTV Utility helper
DESCRIPTION
mythutil version: fixes/35 [v35.0+fixes.20250302.f3f012aa3f-0ubuntu4] www.mythtv.org
MythUtil is a command line utility application for MythTV.
Misc. Options:
-O, --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, --help, --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:
--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, trace defaults to info
--loglong
Use long log format for the console, i.e. show file, line number, etc. in the console log.
--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, --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, --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
--force
Ignore file timestamps
--updateradiostreams
Downloads an updated radio stream list from the MythTV server
mythutil 35.0+fixes.20250302.f3f012aa3f-0ubuntu4 May 2025 MYTHUTIL(1)