Manual:cleanupWatchlist.php
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<translate> ≥</translate> 1.6
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| MediaWiki file: cleanupWatchlist.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.41.1 • 1.40.3 • 1.39.7 |
| Classes: | WatchlistCleanup |
Details
cleanupWatchlist.php file is a maintenance script to clean up broken, unparseable titles in the watchlist.
Options
| Option/Parameter | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| --fix | Actually clean up titles; otherwise just checks for them. | <translate> Optional</translate> |
Usage
php maintenance/cleanupWatchlist.php [ --fix ]
Terminal
$ php maintenance/cleanupWatchlist.php Dry run only: use --fix to enable updates Checking and fixing bad titles... Processing watchlist... invalid watch by 1 for (7, "ABC") Finished watchlist... 0 of 33 rows updated
It will only count the number of possible updates and output the result, without fixing the value. To clean up the watchlist, run the command with --fix.
Terminal
$ php maintenance/cleanupWatchlist.php --fix Checking and fixing bad titles... Processing watchlist... invalid watch by 1 for (7, "ABC") - removed Finished watchlist... 1 of 33 rows updated
