Author: markt
Date: Tue Jan 22 09:19:26 2013
New Revision: 1436814
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1436814&view=rev
Log:
Add license
tabs -> spaces
remove trailing whitespace
Modified:
tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/rewrite.xml
Modified: tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/rewrite.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/rewrite.xml?rev=1436814&r1=1436813&r2=1436814&view=diff
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--- tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/rewrite.xml (original)
+++ tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/rewrite.xml Tue Jan 22 09:19:26 2013
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--
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+ contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+-->
<!DOCTYPE document [
<!ENTITY project SYSTEM "project.xml">
]>
@@ -26,7 +42,7 @@
class name.</p>
<p>The rewrite valve can be configured as a valve added in a Host.
- See <a href="config/host.html">virtual-server</a> documentation for
+ See <a href="config/host.html">virtual-server</a> documentation for
informations how to configure it. It will use a
<code>rewrite.config</code> file
containing the rewrite directives, it must be placed in the Host
configuration
folder.
@@ -44,19 +60,19 @@
<p>The rewrite.config file contains a list of directives which closely
resemble
the directives used by mod_rewrite, in particular the central RewriteRule and
RewriteCond directives.</p>
-
+
<p>Note: This section is a modified version of the mod_rewrite documentation,
which is Copyright 1995-2006 The Apache Software Foundation, and licensed
under the
under the Apache License, Version 2.0.</p>
-
+
<subsection name="RewriteCond">
-
+
<p>Syntax: <code>RewriteCond TestString CondPattern</code></p>
-
- <p>The RewriteCond directive defines a rule condition. One or more
RewriteCond
- can precede a RewriteRule directive. The following rule is then only used
if both
+
+ <p>The RewriteCond directive defines a rule condition. One or more
RewriteCond
+ can precede a RewriteRule directive. The following rule is then only used
if both
the current state of the URI matches its pattern, and if these conditions
are met.</p>
-
+
<p><em>TestString</em> is a string which can contain the
following expanded constructs in addition to plain text:</p>
@@ -66,8 +82,8 @@
backreferences of the form <strong><code>$N</code></strong>
(0 <= N <= 9), which provide access to the grouped
parts (in parentheses) of the pattern, from the
- <code>RewriteRule</code> which is subject to the current
- set of <code>RewriteCond</code> conditions..
+ <code>RewriteRule</code> which is subject to the current
+ set of <code>RewriteCond</code> conditions..
</li>
<li>
<strong>RewriteCond backreferences</strong>: These are
@@ -80,27 +96,27 @@
<li>
<strong>RewriteMap expansions</strong>: These are
expansions of the form <strong><code
- >${mapname:key|default}</code></strong>.
+ >${mapname:key|default}</code></strong>.
See <a href="#mapfunc">the documentation for
RewriteMap</a> for more details.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Server-Variables</strong>: These are variables of
- the form
+ the form
<strong><code>%{</code> <em>NAME_OF_VARIABLE</em>
<code>}</code></strong>
where <em>NAME_OF_VARIABLE</em> can be a string taken
- from the following list:
+ from the following list:
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>HTTP headers:</th> <th>connection & request:</th>
<th></th>
- </tr>
+ </tr>
<tr>
- <td>
- HTTP_USER_AGENT<br />
+ <td>
+ HTTP_USER_AGENT<br />
HTTP_REFERER<br />
HTTP_COOKIE<br />
HTTP_FORWARDED<br />
@@ -124,17 +140,17 @@
QUERY_STRING<br />
AUTH_TYPE<br />
</td>
-
- <td></td>
+
+ <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>server internals:</th> <th>date and time:</th>
<th>specials:</th>
- </tr>
+ </tr>
<tr>
- <td>
- DOCUMENT_ROOT<br />
+ <td>
+ DOCUMENT_ROOT<br />
SERVER_NAME<br />
SERVER_ADDR<br />
SERVER_PORT<br />
@@ -226,7 +242,7 @@
<li>
<code>%{ENV:variable}</code>, where <em>variable</em> can be
- any Java system property, is also available.</li>
+ any Java system property, is also available.</li>
<li>
<code>%{SSL:variable}</code>, where <em>variable</em> is the
@@ -237,8 +253,8 @@
<li>
<code>%{HTTP:header}</code>, where <em>header</em> can be
- any HTTP MIME-header name, can always be used to obtain the
- value of a header sent in the HTTP request.
+ any HTTP MIME-header name, can always be used to obtain the
+ value of a header sent in the HTTP request.
Example: <code>%{HTTP:Proxy-Connection}</code> is
the value of the HTTP header
``<code>Proxy-Connection:</code>''.</li>
@@ -263,11 +279,11 @@
<li>
There are some special variants of <em>CondPatterns</em>.
Instead of real regular expression strings you can also
- use one of the following:
+ use one of the following:
<ul>
- <li>'<strong><CondPattern</strong>' (lexicographically
- precedes)<br />
+ <li>'<strong><CondPattern</strong>' (lexicographically
+ precedes)<br />
Treats the <em>CondPattern</em> as a plain string and
compares it lexicographically to <em>TestString</em>. True if
<em>TestString</em> lexicographically precedes
@@ -315,7 +331,7 @@
</note>
</li>
- <li>You can also set special flags for
+ <li>You can also set special flags for
<em>CondPattern</em> by appending
<strong><code>[</code><em>flags</em><code>]</code></strong>
as the third argument to the <code>RewriteCond</code>
@@ -325,8 +341,8 @@
<ul>
<li>'<strong><code>nocase|NC</code></strong>'
(<strong>n</strong>o <strong>c</strong>ase)<br />
- This makes the test case-insensitive - differences
- between 'A-Z' and 'a-z' are ignored, both in the
+ This makes the test case-insensitive - differences
+ between 'A-Z' and 'a-z' are ignored, both in the
expanded <em>TestString</em> and the <em>CondPattern</em>.
This flag is effective only for comparisons between
<em>TestString</em> and <em>CondPattern</em>. It has no
@@ -336,7 +352,7 @@
'<strong><code>ornext|OR</code></strong>'
(<strong>or</strong> next condition)<br />
Use this to combine rule conditions with a local OR
- instead of the implicit AND. Typical example:
+ instead of the implicit AND. Typical example:
<source>
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST} ^host1.* [OR]
@@ -368,26 +384,26 @@ RewriteRule ^/$ /homepa
RewriteRule ^/$ /homepage.std.html [L]
</source>
- <p>Explanation: If you use a browser which identifies itself
- as 'Mozilla' (including Netscape Navigator, Mozilla etc), then you
+ <p>Explanation: If you use a browser which identifies itself
+ as 'Mozilla' (including Netscape Navigator, Mozilla etc), then you
get the max homepage (which could include frames, or other special
- features).
+ features).
If you use the Lynx browser (which is terminal-based), then
- you get the min homepage (which could be a version designed for
- easy, text-only browsing).
- If neither of these conditions apply (you use any other browser,
- or your browser identifies itself as something non-standard), you get
+ you get the min homepage (which could be a version designed for
+ easy, text-only browsing).
+ If neither of these conditions apply (you use any other browser,
+ or your browser identifies itself as something non-standard), you get
the std (standard) homepage.</p>
-
+
</subsection>
<subsection name="RewriteMap">
-
+
<p>Syntax: <code>RewriteMap name rewriteMapClassName
optionalParameters</code></p>
-
+
<p>The maps are implemented using an interface that users must implement.
Its class
name is <code>org.apache.catalina.valves.rewrite.RewriteMap</code>, and
its code is:</p>
-
+
<source>
package org.apache.catalina.valves.rewrite;
@@ -396,15 +412,15 @@ public interface RewriteMap {
public String lookup(String key);
}
</source>
-
+
</subsection>
<subsection name="RewriteRule">
-
+
<p>Syntax: <code>RewriteRule Pattern Substitution</code></p>
<p>The RewriteRule directive is the real
- rewriting workhorse. The directive can occur more than once,
+ rewriting workhorse. The directive can occur more than once,
with each instance defining a single rewrite rule. The
order in which these rules are defined is important - this is the order
in which they will be applied at run-time.</p>
@@ -416,7 +432,7 @@ public interface RewriteMap {
which may already have matched a previous rule, and have been
altered.</p>
- <p>Some hints on the syntax of regular
+ <p>Some hints on the syntax of regular
expressions:</p>
<pre>
@@ -434,7 +450,7 @@ public interface RewriteMap {
<strong>Grouping:</strong>
<strong><code>(</code></strong>text<strong><code>)</code></strong>
Grouping of text
(used either to set the borders of an alternative as above, or
- to make backreferences, where the <strong>N</strong>th group can
+ to make backreferences, where the <strong>N</strong>th group can
be referred to on the RHS of a RewriteRule as
<code>$</code><strong>N</strong>)
<strong>Anchors:</strong>
@@ -460,8 +476,8 @@ public interface RewriteMap {
ISBN 0-596-00289-0<br />
</p>
- <p>In the rules, the NOT character
- ('<code>!</code>') is also available as a possible pattern
+ <p>In the rules, the NOT character
+ ('<code>!</code>') is also available as a possible pattern
prefix. This enables you to negate a pattern; to say, for instance:
``<em>if the current URL does <strong>NOT</strong> match this
pattern</em>''. This can be used for exceptional cases, where
@@ -469,9 +485,9 @@ public interface RewriteMap {
default rule.</p>
<p>
-Note: When using the NOT character to negate a pattern, you cannot include
-grouped wildcard parts in that pattern. This is because, when the
-pattern does NOT match (ie, the negation matches), there are no
+Note: When using the NOT character to negate a pattern, you cannot include
+grouped wildcard parts in that pattern. This is because, when the
+pattern does NOT match (ie, the negation matches), there are no
contents for the groups. Thus, if negated patterns are used, you
cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substitution string!
</p>
@@ -494,8 +510,8 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
<li><a href="#mapfunc">mapping-function</a> calls
(<code>${mapname:key|default}</code>)</li>
</ol>
- <p>Back-references are identifiers of the form
- <code>$</code><strong>N</strong>
+ <p>Back-references are identifiers of the form
+ <code>$</code><strong>N</strong>
(<strong>N</strong>=0..9), which will be replaced
by the contents of the <strong>N</strong>th group of the
matched <em>Pattern</em>. The server-variables are the same
@@ -505,7 +521,7 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
These three types of variables are expanded in the order above.</p>
<p>As already mentioned, all rewrite rules are
- applied to the <em>Substitution</em> (in the order in which
+ applied to the <em>Substitution</em> (in the order in which
they are defined
in the config file). The URL is <strong>completely
replaced</strong> by the <em>Substitution</em> and the
@@ -517,13 +533,13 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
'<code>-</code>' which means: <strong>NO
substitution</strong>! This is useful in providing
rewriting rules which <strong>only</strong> match
- URLs but do not substitute anything for them. It is commonly used
- in conjunction with the <strong>C</strong> (chain) flag, in order
+ URLs but do not substitute anything for them. It is commonly used
+ in conjunction with the <strong>C</strong> (chain) flag, in order
to apply more than one pattern before substitution occurs.</p>
<p>Additionally you can set special <a name="rewriteflags"
- id="rewriteflags">flags</a> for <em>Substitution</em> by
+ id="rewriteflags">flags</a> for <em>Substitution</em> by
appending <strong><code>[</code><em>flags</em><code>]</code></strong>
as the third argument to the <code>RewriteRule</code>
directive. <em>Flags</em> is a comma-separated list of any of the
@@ -535,7 +551,7 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
This flag chains the current rule with the next rule
(which itself can be chained with the following rule,
and so on). This has the following effect: if a rule
- matches, then processing continues as usual -
+ matches, then processing continues as usual -
the flag has no effect. If the rule does
<strong>not</strong> match, then all following chained
rules are skipped. For instance, it can be used to remove the
@@ -544,14 +560,14 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
``<code>.www</code>'' part should not occur!).</li>
<li>
-
'<strong><code>cookie|CO=</code></strong><em>NAME</em>:<em>VAL</em>:<em>domain</em>[:<em>lifetime</em>[:<em>path</em>]]'
+
'<strong><code>cookie|CO=</code></strong><em>NAME</em>:<em>VAL</em>:<em>domain</em>[:<em>lifetime</em>[:<em>path</em>]]'
(set <strong>co</strong>okie)<br />
This sets a cookie in the client's browser. The cookie's name
is specified by <em>NAME</em> and the value is
<em>VAL</em>. The <em>domain</em> field is the domain of the
cookie, such as '.apache.org', the optional <em>lifetime</em>
- is the lifetime of the cookie in minutes, and the optional
- <em>path</em> is the path of the cookie</li>
+ is the lifetime of the cookie in minutes, and the optional
+ <em>path</em> is the path of the cookie</li>
<li>
'<strong><code>env|E=</code></strong><em>VAR</em>:<em>VAL</em>'
@@ -564,9 +580,9 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
<li>'<strong><code>forbidden|F</code></strong>' (force URL
to be <strong>f</strong>orbidden)<br />
- This forces the current URL to be forbidden - it immediately
- sends back a HTTP response of 403 (FORBIDDEN).
- Use this flag in conjunction with
+ This forces the current URL to be forbidden - it immediately
+ sends back a HTTP response of 403 (FORBIDDEN).
+ Use this flag in conjunction with
appropriate RewriteConds to conditionally block some
URLs.</li>
@@ -622,12 +638,12 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
will be escaped into their hexcode equivalents ('%25',
'%24', and '%3B', respectively); this flag prevents this
from happening. This allows percent symbols to appear in
- the output, as in
+ the output, as in
<example>
RewriteRule /foo/(.*) /bar?arg=P1\%3d$1 [R,NE]
</example>
which would turn '<code>/foo/zed</code>' into a safe
- request for '<code>/bar?arg=P1=zed</code>'.
+ request for '<code>/bar?arg=P1=zed</code>'.
</li>
<!-- Not supported yet
@@ -635,8 +651,8 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
'<strong><code>proxy|P</code></strong>' (force
<strong>p</strong>roxy)<br />
This flag forces the substitution part to be internally
- sent as a proxy request and immediately (rewrite
- processing stops here) put through the <a
+ sent as a proxy request and immediately (rewrite
+ processing stops here) put through the <a
href="mod_proxy.html">proxy module</a>. You must make
sure that the substitution string is a valid URI
(typically starting with
@@ -646,7 +662,7 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
more powerful implementation of the <a
href="mod_proxy.html#proxypass">ProxyPass</a> directive,
to map remote content into the namespace of the local
- server.
+ server.
<p>Note: <module>mod_proxy</module> must be enabled in order
to use this flag.</p>
@@ -673,8 +689,8 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
or use one of the following symbolic names:
<code>temp</code> (default), <code>permanent</code>,
<code>seeother</code>. Use this for rules to
- canonicalize the URL and return it to the client - to
- translate ``<code>/~</code>'' into
+ canonicalize the URL and return it to the client - to
+ translate ``<code>/~</code>'' into
``<code>/u/</code>'', or to always append a slash to
<code>/u/</code><em>user</em>, etc.<br />
<strong>Note:</strong> When you use this flag, make
@@ -682,9 +698,9 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substi
you will be redirecting to an invalid location. Remember
that this flag on its own will only prepend
<code>http://thishost[:thisport]/</code> to the URL, and rewriting
- will continue. Usually, you will want to stop rewriting at this point,
- and redirect immediately. To stop rewriting, you should add
- the 'L' flag.
+ will continue. Usually, you will want to stop rewriting at this
point,
+ and redirect immediately. To stop rewriting, you should add
+ the 'L' flag.
</li>
<li>'<strong><code>skip|S</code></strong>=<em>num</em>'
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