Last modified: 2013-10-25 18:21:28 UTC
The --rebuild parameter is badly named because when I say "rebuild that search index" I typically mean "in place rebuild that search index" which is actually done with "--reindexAndRemoveOk --indexIdentifier now" which is a mouth-full as it is. I'll rename --rebuild to --startOver to make it more clear what it does: blow everything away and rebuild it, empty.
Change 91896 had a related patch set uploaded by Manybubbles: Rename --rebuild to --startOver https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/91896
Change 91896 merged by jenkins-bot: Rename --rebuild to --startOver https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/91896