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XBMC is left running on my machine at all times, what I would like to do is have it scan for new items every night. Is there a kill signal or some other way to kick off a scan?
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tslayer
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Oh, you may need to install curl if you don't already have it. You can also use wget if you prefer that.
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wget works too IIRC. rwparris2 wrote a python script to run in xbmc too (I haven't used it though).
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Would it be possible to add a feature into library view that would auto update the library when changes are found?
for example WMP11 library, at certain time it goes out and does a quick look at the folders to see if anything have been added, is something like that possible in XBMC?
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I can't seem to find an answer to this anywhere. Is it possible for XBMC to automatically add new episodes while it is running? I am trying to switch from MediaPortal to XBMC permanently, but this is one of the few issues I can't live without. I use uTorrent to automatically grab my shows when they are released, and MediaPortal will detect them when they are finished downloading. I can't find in the options anywhere how to turn on that feature in XBMC. I know that it will auto-update on startup, but I don't want to have to startup/shutdown just to get my new shows.
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Hitcher
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You can get it to update at start up (Settings > Video > Library) or just bring up the Context Menu and select 'Update Library'.
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If you want auto update while its running...then no its not possible. You have the tell it manually to scan and find the new shows.
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rwparris2
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I wrote a script that can do this on a set schedule (it won't auto do it when downloads finish, though). You have manually edit the settings in the default.py file. Look in my signature for a link.