Manual:cleanupPreferences.php

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Details

cleanupPreferences.php file is a maintenance script to delete user preference values which are hidden by $wgHiddenPrefs , or those that are unknown (e.g. were added by a since-uninstalled extension).

It contains the DeleteUnknownPreferences hook.

Options/Arguments

Option Description Required?
--dry-run Print debug info instead of actually deleting <translate> Optional</translate>
--hidden Drop hidden preferences ($wgHiddenPrefs) <translate> Optional</translate>
--unknown Drop unknown preferences (not in $wgDefaultUserOptions or prefixed with "userjs-") <translate> Optional</translate>

Usage

php maintenance/cleanupPreferences.php [ --dry-run| --hidden| --unknown ]
Terminal

See also