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Improve --precise flag documentation and add example
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9 changes: 7 additions & 2 deletions src/Search_Replace_Command.php
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Expand Up @@ -183,8 +183,10 @@ class Search_Replace_Command extends WP_CLI_Command {
* specify multiple columns.
*
* [--precise]
* : Force the use of PHP (instead of SQL) which is more thorough,
* but slower.
* : Force the use of PHP (instead of SQL) for all columns. By default, the command
* uses fast SQL queries, but automatically switches to PHP for columns containing
* serialized data. Use this flag to ensure PHP processes all columns, which is
* slower but handles complex serialized data structures more reliably.
*
* [--recurse-objects]
* : Enable recursing into objects to replace strings. Defaults to true;
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* # Search/replace to a SQL file without transforming the database
* $ wp search-replace foo bar --export=database.sql
*
* # Use precise mode for complex serialized data
* $ wp search-replace 'oldurl.com' 'newurl.com' --precise
*
* # Bash script: Search/replace production to development url (multisite compatible)
* #!/bin/bash
* if $(wp --url=http://example.com core is-installed --network); then
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