mt-closure Manual
NAME
mt-closure - A command-line script for closing comments and pings open for a specified period of time.
VERSION
0.11
SYNOPSIS
./mt-closure.pl OPTIONS... [BLOG_IDS...]
Examples:
./mt-closure.pl -c --hours=36 2 3 6
# closes comments open for 36+ hours in weblogs 2, 3 and 6.
./mt-closure.pl -cp --days=1 --all
# closes comments/pings open for one day+ in all weblogs.
Target:
-c, --comments Enable comment closing.
-p, --pings Enable ping closing.
At least one target option must be specified.
Selection:
--all Will check every weblog in the system.
--evaluate_on= Specifies the type of evaluation scheme. Value
SCHEME must be 'created_on' or 'modified_on'.
'created_on' is the default.
Timing:
-h, --hours=INT Close comments/pings that are older then X hours.
-d, --days=INT Close comments/pings that are older then X days.
At least one time options must be specified.
The software is released under the Artistic License. The terms of the
Artistic License are described at
http://www.perl.com/language/misc/Artistic.html.
Except where otherwise noted, mt-closure is copyright 2004,
Appnel Internet Solutions Timothy Appnel, tim@appnel.com.
All rights reserved.
INSTALLATION
To install mt-closure, place the script on in the main directory where
MovableType has been installed. Read, Write and Execute permissions should
only be assigned to the owner (you) with chmod mt-closure.pl
700.
PREREQUISITES
Getopt::Long 2.33+
BUGS
No bugs are known, however this script was not rigorously tested and should be treated as a beta release. Please contact the author with any bugs.
TO DO
- Implement last(_comment|_ping) schemes to evalute on.
- Better/more status messages --quiet and --verbose modes.
LICENSE
The software is released under the Artistic License. The terms of the Artistic License are described at http://www.perl.com/language/misc/Artistic.html.
AUTHOR & COPYRIGHT
Except where otherwise noted, mt-closure is copyright 2004, Appnel Internet Solutions Timothy Appnel, tim@appnel.com. All rights reserved.
