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== Tasks ==
== Tasks ==
A small selection of tasks the bot performed in the past.
=== Find broken external links ===
=== Find broken external links ===
To check whether all external links in one article are still valid:
To check whether all external links in one article are still valid:
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Remove the category tag from all pages in a specific category, basically deleting the entire category.
Remove the category tag from all pages in a specific category, basically deleting the entire category.
  category.py remove
  category.py remove
=== Rename category ===
Renaming a category requires editing all articles listed in that category. An excellent job for a bot!
category.py move -from:"Old category" -to:"New category"

Revision as of 18:33, 22 March 2012

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This is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.

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Tasks

A small selection of tasks the bot performed in the past.

Find broken external links

To check whether all external links in one article are still valid:

weblinkchecker.py Page title

Fix double redirect

redirect.py double

Replace text

Replace a string by another string.

replace.py "Text to remove" "Text to add"

To remove an entire line, add \r\n:

replace.py "\r\nRemove this line" ""

Remove category

Remove the category tag from all pages in a specific category, basically deleting the entire category.

category.py remove

Rename category

Renaming a category requires editing all articles listed in that category. An excellent job for a bot!

category.py move -from:"Old category" -to:"New category"