Manual:pageExists.php
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<translate> ≥</translate> 1.24
Gerrit change 132695| <translate> MediaWiki version:</translate> |
| MediaWiki file: pageExists.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.41.1 • 1.40.3 • 1.39.7 |
| Classes: | PageExists |
Details
pageExists.php file is a maintenance script to report whether a page with a specific title exists. It will print out the result to standard output with a meaningful text, and will set the exit status of the script to 0 if the page exists.
This script is very useful for bash and other scripting languages where we need to work with exit status code.
Options/Arguments
| Argument | Description | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| <Page title> | Page title to be checked | <translate> Required</translate> |
Usage
php maintenance/pageExists.php "page title"
Terminal
$ php maintenance/pageExists.php "Main Page" Main Page exists.
Example echoing the exit status:
Terminal
$ php maintenance/pageExists.php "Main Page" ; echo "Exit Status" $? Main Page exists. Exit Status 0
Exit status = 0 means the page exists
Exit status = 1 means the page does NOT exist.
