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*[[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3|eprints3]]/bin/
 
*[[EPrints_Directory_Structure/eprints3|eprints3]]/bin/
** '''epadmin''' - Perform admin tasks including creating repositories.
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** '''[[API:bin/check_xapian|check_xapian]]''' - Checks whether eprints have been properly indexed by Xapian.
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** '''[[API:bin/epadmin|epadmin]]''' - Perform admin tasks including creating repositories.
 
** '''epindexer''' - UNIX script to start the EPrints indexer when the server reboots. Do not call directly.  
 
** '''epindexer''' - UNIX script to start the EPrints indexer when the server reboots. Do not call directly.  
** '''explain_sql_tables''' - Gives a brief summary of the purpose of each SQL table.
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** '''[[API:bin/export|export]]''' - Export data from the system using an export plugin.
** '''export''' - Export data from the system using an export plugin.
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** '''[[API:bin/generate_abstracts|generate_abstracts]]''' - Update all the Metadata-Summary pages. (The page for a single EPrint which links to the documents)
** '''generate_abstracts''' - Update all the Metadata-Summary pages. (The page for a single EPrint which links to the documents)
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** '''[[API:bin/generate_apacheconf|generate_apacheconf]]''' - Update the apache configuration files.
** '''generate_apacheconf''' - Update the apache configuration files.
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** '''[[API:bin/generate_sitemap|generate_sitemap]]''' - Update sitemap.xml.  Useful for improving Google indexing.
** '''generate_static''' - Update all the static web pages.
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** '''[[API:bin/generate_static|generate_static]]''' - Update all the static web pages.
** '''generate_views''' - Update all the /view/ pages.
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** '''[[API:bin/generate_views|generate_views]]''' - Update all the /view/ pages.
** '''import''' - Import data from a file using an import plugin.
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** '''[[API:bin/import|import]]''' - Import data from a file using an import plugin.
** '''import_subjects''' - Import the subject tree from a text file or XML file.
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** '''[[API:bin/import_subjects|import_subjects]]''' - Import the subject tree from a text file or XML file.
** '''indexer''' - This is a daemon which runs in background and indexes the words in documents, titles, abstracts etc. so that they can be searched.
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** '''[[API:bin/indexer|indexer]]''' - This is a daemon which runs in background and indexes the words in documents, titles, abstracts etc. so that they can be searched.
** '''lift_embargos''' - This script should be run once a day. It removes security on documents which embargo date has passed.
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** '''[[API:bin/issues_audit|issues_audit]]''' - This script should be run periodically, to identify issues such as duplicate and similar titles.
** '''list_user_emails''' - This just outputs all the users emails as a text file. Handy for making a mailing list.
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** '''junit_tests''' - Runs unit test against the EPrints repository software but with Junit output that has better compability with Jenkins for Continuous Integration (CI).
** '''make_latest''' - Makes a file for the specified archive with latest items. (still a bit experimental in 3.0)
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** '''[[API:bin/lift_embargos|lift_embargos]]''' - This script should be run once a day. It removes security on documents which embargo date has passed.
** '''send_alerts''' - This should also be run daily, weekly and monthly with the appropriate options. Sends out saved search emails.
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** '''[[API:bin/send_alerts|send_alerts]]''' - This should also be run daily, weekly and monthly with the appropriate options. Sends out saved search emails.
 
** '''startup.pl''' - Used by apache to load modules for mod_perl. Does not do anything useful on the command line.
 
** '''startup.pl''' - Used by apache to load modules for mod_perl. Does not do anything useful on the command line.
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** '''[[API:bin/toolbox|toolbox]]''' - Various tools to manage a repository from the command line.
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** '''unit_tests''' - Runs unit test against the EPrints repository software.

Latest revision as of 12:48, 5 March 2022

EPrints 3 Reference: Directory Structure - Metadata Fields - Repository Configuration - XML Config Files - XML Export Format - EPrints data structure - Core API - Data Objects

Command-line tools. These are used either directly from the command line, or set to be run every so often, using cron.

Use the --man option on the command line to get more information about these tools.

eg.

# /opt/eprints3/bin/export --man
  • eprints3/bin/
    • check_xapian - Checks whether eprints have been properly indexed by Xapian.
    • epadmin - Perform admin tasks including creating repositories.
    • epindexer - UNIX script to start the EPrints indexer when the server reboots. Do not call directly.
    • export - Export data from the system using an export plugin.
    • generate_abstracts - Update all the Metadata-Summary pages. (The page for a single EPrint which links to the documents)
    • generate_apacheconf - Update the apache configuration files.
    • generate_sitemap - Update sitemap.xml. Useful for improving Google indexing.
    • generate_static - Update all the static web pages.
    • generate_views - Update all the /view/ pages.
    • import - Import data from a file using an import plugin.
    • import_subjects - Import the subject tree from a text file or XML file.
    • indexer - This is a daemon which runs in background and indexes the words in documents, titles, abstracts etc. so that they can be searched.
    • issues_audit - This script should be run periodically, to identify issues such as duplicate and similar titles.
    • junit_tests - Runs unit test against the EPrints repository software but with Junit output that has better compability with Jenkins for Continuous Integration (CI).
    • lift_embargos - This script should be run once a day. It removes security on documents which embargo date has passed.
    • send_alerts - This should also be run daily, weekly and monthly with the appropriate options. Sends out saved search emails.
    • startup.pl - Used by apache to load modules for mod_perl. Does not do anything useful on the command line.
    • toolbox - Various tools to manage a repository from the command line.
    • unit_tests - Runs unit test against the EPrints repository software.