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 Index
 -----
-[reindexer-1.0.groovy](/admin/reindexer-1.0.groovy) - Allows to recreate the Lucene index using the on-line reindex
-[warm-cache-1.0.groovy](/admin/warm-cache-1.0.groovy) - Controls the Gerrit cache warm-up via command-line
-[readonly-1.0.groovy](/admin/readonly-1.0.groovy) - Set all Gerrit projects in read-only mode during maintenance
+* [reindexer](cmd-reindexer.md) - Allows to recreate the Lucene index using the on-line reindex
+* [warm-cache-1.0.groovy](/admin/warm-cache-1.0.groovy) - Controls the Gerrit cache warm-up via command-line
+* [readonly-1.0.groovy](/admin/readonly-1.0.groovy) - Set all Gerrit projects in read-only mode during maintenance
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+@PLUGIN@ reindex
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+@PLUGIN@ reindex - Start an online reindex
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+>     ssh -p <port> <host> reindexer start
+>      {VERSION}
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Start an online reindex with the specified lucene index version.
+
+The index version for a Gerrit site can be found in
+$review_site/index/gerrit_index.config
+
+ACCESS
+------
+Any user who has been granted the 'Administrate Server' capability.
+
+SCRIPTING
+---------
+This command is intended to be used in scripts.
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+Start online reindex with index version 14 (for Gerrit 2.11.x)
+
+>     $ ssh -p 29418 review.example.com reindex start 14
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+
+* [source] (/admin/reindexer-1.0.groovy)
+
+GERRIT
+------
+Part of [Gerrit Code Review](../../Documentation/index.html)