Manual:pageExists.php
| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.24 Gerrit change 132695 |
| MediaWiki file: pageExists.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.42.4 • 1.41.5 • 1.39.11 |
| Classes: | PageExists |
Details
editpageExists.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
edit| Argument | Description | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| <Page title> | Page title to be checked | Required |
Usage
editphp maintenance/run.php pageExists "page title"
Terminal
$ php maintenance/run.php pageExists "Main Page" Main Page exists.
In MediaWiki version 1.39.10 and earlier, you must invoke maintenance scripts using
php maintenance/scriptName.php instead of php maintenance/run.php scriptName.Example echoing the exit status:
Terminal
$ php maintenance/run.php pageExists "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.