Manual:cleanupWatchlist.php
| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.6 |
| MediaWiki file: cleanupWatchlist.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.42.3 • 1.41.4 • 1.39.10 |
| Classes: | WatchlistCleanup |
Details
[edit]cleanupWatchlist.php file is a maintenance script to clean up broken, unparseable titles in the watchlist.
Options
[edit]| Option/Parameter | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| --fix | Actually clean up titles; otherwise just checks for them. | Optional |
Usage
[edit]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