This may be better-suited for TVHeadend, or even Kodi, but thought I’d start here…
In setting up timers, there is the overall directory setting for storing recorded shows which is currently set as the default: /home/OSMC/
In the individual timers there is also a Directory option, usually the name of the program.
My question is when a program has a “/” in it (i.e. “20/20”) is there an escape character I should use to allow the “/” to be recognized as part of the program name and not a designator for another directory level (i.e. the program “20” stored in the directory “20”).
I tried using a back slash “” before the forward slash “/” but that did not seem to help.
When you set up or edit a live tv timer and set the “Type” (first option) to “Timer Rule” or “Timer Rule (Guide based)” the option “Folder” is displayed on the bottom (Otherwise, it is not displayed). This is where you specify the specific folder of where you want the recording to be saved. This would be where I want to enter “20/20” and not end up with a “20” directory under a “20” directory
Ah, an old friend/helper. I figured a "\" (this was supposed to be a backslash…hmmmm) or “/” might be an issue. I was looking for how to get around it. @Tom_Doyle offered a suggestion that may work because of where the slash is used si the application. I’m hopeful, but cautiously optimistic
Thx once again for paying attention and responding, even if it was a kind of negative response
Finally had the chance to play around some more. What I found was an “Occam’s Razor” proof, so to speak A simple answer was the right one. Using “20 20” ("20<space>20") resulted in exactly how I hoped and expected it would. I had tried other possibilities (“_”, “.”, etc.) but nothing would be interpreted by the system correctly for me.
I wasn’t so lucky:
Decided to go with “20-20” in this case and, while that’s not very elegant, it solves the problem.