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dyndo CLI

dyndo is the command-line front-end for indexing media sources into asset.json descriptors and rendering manifests offline. It is the binary produced by the dyndo-cli crate.

dyndo <COMMAND>
CommandPurpose
indexBuild or update an asset.json descriptor from CMAF and WebVTT sources.
dashRender a DASH MPD from an asset.json.
hlsRender HLS playlists from an asset.json into a directory.

Global options

OptionDescription
-h, --helpPrint help (available on the top-level command and every subcommand).
-V, --versionPrint the version.

Storage root

All file paths are read and written through an OpenDAL filesystem operator rooted at a single directory. By default that root is the current working directory; override it with the OPENDAL_FS_ROOT environment variable:

VariableDescriptionDefault
OPENDAL_FS_ROOTRoot directory for all reads and writes.. (current directory)

Within that root, a track’s source path is always resolved relative to the descriptor that references it, not relative to your shell’s working directory. See Understand how paths resolve.

Exit behavior

Every command runs to completion or aborts. On any runtime error — a missing file, malformed descriptor JSON, an input that isn’t valid CMAF, or an unsupported codec or file format — the command prints the error and exits with status 1. Command-line usage errors (an unknown flag, no inputs) print usage and exit with status 2. There is no partial success: index does not skip a bad input and continue, and a failed dash/hls writes nothing.

Commands