Manual:Pywikibot/misspelling.py

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<translate> Wikimedia [[<tvar|1>Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit</>|Git repository]] has this file:</translate> scripts/misspelling.py

This script fixes links that contain common spelling mistakes.

This is only possible on wikis that have a template for these misspellings.

Parameters

-always:XY	instead of asking the user what to do, always perform the same action. For example, XY can be "r0", "u" or "2". Be careful with this option, and check the changes made by the bot. Note that some choices for XY don't make sense and will result in a loop, e.g. "l" or "m".
-start:XY	goes through all misspellings in the category on your wiki that is defined (to the bot) as the category containing misspelling pages, starting at XY. If the -start argument is not given, it starts at the beginning.
-main	only check pages in the main namespace, not in the talk, Wikipedia, user, etc. namespaces.

<translate> Global arguments available</translate>

<translate> These options will override the configuration in <tvar|1>user-config.py </> settings. </translate>

<translate> Global options</translate>
<translate> Parameter</translate>	<translate> Description</translate>	<translate> Config variable</translate>
`-dir:<translate> PATH</translate>`	<translate> Read the bot's configuration data from directory given by PATH, instead of from the default directory.</translate>
`-config:<translate> file</translate>`	<translate> The user config filename.</translate> Default is user-config.py.	`user-config.py`
`-configfile>user-config.py</>. <tvar`	xx>xx</> should be the language code.</translate>	`mylang`
`-configfile>user-config.py</>.</translate>`	<translate> Set the family of the wiki you want to work on, e.g. wikipedia, wiktionary, wikitravel, ...</translate> <translate> This will override the configuration in <tvar	`family`
`-xyz>xyz</>' instead of the default username.</translate>`	<translate> Log in as user '<tvar	`usernames`
`-xyz>xyz</>. (only use for bots that require no input from stdin).</translate>`	<translate> Immediately return control to the terminal and redirect stdout and stderr to file <tvar
`-help`	<translate> Show the help text.</translate>
`-1>-bot.log</>' Logs will be stored in the logs subdirectory.</translate>`	<translate> Enable the log file, using the default filename 'script_name<tvar	`log`
`-xyz>xyz</>' as the filename.</translate>`	<translate> Enable the log file, using '<tvar	`logfilename`
`-nolog`	<translate> Disable the log file (if it is enabled by default).</translate>
`-1>config.py</></translate>`	<translate> Sets a new maxlag parameter to a number of seconds.</translate> <translate> Defer bot edits during periods of database server lag. Default is set by <tvar	`maxlag`
`-putthrottle:n` `-pt:n` `-put_throttle:n`	<translate> Set the minimum time (in seconds) the bot will wait between saving pages.</translate>	`put_throttle`
`-debug:item` `-debug`	<translate> Enable the log file and include extensive debugging data for component "item" (for all components if the second form is used).</translate>	`debug_log`
`-verbose` `-v`	<translate> Have the bot provide additional console output that may be useful in debugging.</translate>	`verbose_output`
`-cosmetic>cosmetic_changes</> setting made in <tvar` `-cc`	config>config.py</> or <tvar	`cosmetic_changes`
`-simulate`	<translate> Disables writing to the server.</translate> <translate> Useful for testing and debugging of new code (if given, doesn't do any real changes, but only shows what would have been changed).</translate>	`simulate`
`-<<translate> config var</translate>>:n`	<translate> You may use all given numeric config variables as option and modify it with command line.</translate>