From 21a298b431e1e88c098584392d6bf73d59ef1b8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rob Kam Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:31:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add some info about --cookies option --- USAGE.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/USAGE.md b/USAGE.md index b389dd52..2057513d 100644 --- a/USAGE.md +++ b/USAGE.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dumpgenerator --api http://wiki.domain.org/w/api.php --index http://wiki.domain. If you only want the XML histories, just use `--xml`. For only the images, just `--images`. For only the current version of every page, `--xml --curonly`. -To dump a private wiki you will have to use a login which has at the least read permission on that wiki. However, if the private wiki uses cookies for authentication, you'll also need to provide --cookies and keep the browser logged in. Note that the cookies.txt file needs to be in Netscape format. +To dump a private wiki you will have to use a login which has at the least read permission on that wiki. However, if the private wiki uses cookies for authentication, you'll also need to use --cookies and keep the user logged in, the web-browser itself can be closed. Note that the cookies.txt file needs to be in Netscape format. ### Resuming an incomplete dump