## page was renamed from MoinMoinExtensions/PageReaper
= Deleting pages having the badge Delete This Page =

 /!\ For moin up to 1.2.x only.

Until there is an integrated solution for deleting pages matching some criteria, at least Linux/UNIX users can use this script. We use the Delete``This``Page Wiki:WikiBadge (without the markup) to mark pages to be deleted.

If there is no activity on these pages and they do not exceed a maximum size (enough for the badge and a redirect or other short info), they get removed automatically.

Calling the script via `/etc/cron.daily/pagereaper`:
{{{
#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/bin/PageReaper.sh /home/of/my/wiki
}}}

`PagerReaper.sh`:
{{{
#!/bin/sh
# Page reaper for Wikis
# search directory PAGES for pages that contain the string DeleteThisPage and were not written to in the last DAYS days.
# The found pages will be moved to the DELETED directory with a UNIX timestamp attached.
# NO WARRANTY. USE ON OWN RISK. Released under GPL.

# give base directory on the commandline
PAGES=$1/data/text
DELETED=../deleted

DAYS=14
MAXSIZE=100
DELETEBADGE=DeleteThisPage

DATE=`date +%s`
cd $PAGES
if [ -f StartSeite ] || [ -f FrontPage  ]; then
  mkdir $DELETED 2>/dev/null
  for i in `find -mtime +$DAYS -size -$MAXSIZE -exec grep -l $DELETEBADGE {} \;` ; do
    FN=`basename $i`
    mv $FN $DELETED/$FN.$DATE
    if [ -d CVS ]; then
      cvs remove $FN > /dev/null
    fi
  done
else
  echo "No Wiki here."
fi
}}}