go-to-commons

Upload media files to Wikimedia Commons.

Usage

Tip: Create a bot password instead of using your main Wikimedia password!

$ go-to-commons -username $MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME -password $MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD -file go-to-commons.png -filename go-to-commons.png -text "=={{int:filedesc}}==\n..."

$ ./go-to-commons -help
Usage of ./go-to-commons:
  -api string
        MediaWiki API URL (default "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php")
  -comment string
        Upload comment (default "Uploaded with go-to-commons")
  -file string
        Media file to upload
  -filename string
        Filename on Wikimedia Commons
  -overwrite
        Overwrite existing file on Wikimedia Commons
  -password string
        Wikimedia password (default "$MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD")
  -text string
        Wikitext of media file on Wikimedia Commons or (if specified as @file.txt, the text is read from file.txt)
  -username string
        Wikimedia username (default "$MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME")
  -version
        Display version information

Open Source Libraries

• https://github.com/cgt/go-mwclient (CC0 licensed)
• https://github.com/antonholmquist/jason (MIT licensed)
• https://github.com/mrjones/oauth (MIT licensed)

Author and License

• Author: Simon Legner (simon04)
• License: GNU General Public License v3.0