Manual:getText.php

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MediaWiki version:
<translate> ≥</translate> 1.16

Details

getText.php file is a maintenance script that outputs content of a given page (wikitext) to stdout. It could be used for scripting.

Options/Arguments

Option/Argument Description Required?
<title> Page title <translate> Required</translate>
--revision Revision ID <translate> Optional</translate>
--show-private Show the text even if it's not available to the public <translate> Optional</translate>

Usage

php maintenance/getText.php <title> [ --revision| --show-private ]
Terminal

Advanced usage

Terminal

If page title contains whitespace, it should be enclosed in double quotes ("), as shown in example.

See also