Manual:Pywikipediabot/movepages.py

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movepages.py

Pywikipediabot scripts
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The movepages.py script is used to move pages.

Commands

Command	Meaning
-from and -to	The page to move from and the page to move to.
-noredirect	Leave no redirect behind.
-prefix	Move pages by adding a namespace prefix to the names of the pages. (Will remove the old namespace prefix if any). Argument can also be given as "-prefix:namespace:".
-always	Don't prompt to make changes, just do them.
-skipredirects	Skip redirect pages (Warning: increases server load)
-summary	Prompt for a custom summary, bypassing the predefined message texts. Argument can also be given as "-summary:XYZ".
-pairs	Read pairs of file names from a file. The file must be in a format: [[frompage]] [[topage]] [[frompage]] [[topage]] Argument can also be given as <code>"-pairs:filename</code>"