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1 | htparser(1) |
2 | =========== | |
3 | ||
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
6 | htparser - Root HTTP server for use with *ashd*(7) | |
7 | ||
8 | SYNOPSIS | |
9 | -------- | |
10 | *htparser* [*-hSf*] [*-u* 'USER'] [*-r* 'ROOT'] [*-p* 'PIDFILE'] 'PORTSPEC'... `--` 'ROOT' ['ARGS'...] | |
11 | ||
12 | DESCRIPTION | |
13 | ----------- | |
14 | ||
15 | The *htparser* program is the root HTTP server of *ashd*(7). It | |
16 | listens to specified TCP ports, speaks HTTP with connecting clients, | |
17 | and passes requests on to the root handler program. | |
18 | ||
19 | When *htparser* starts, it will first begin listening to all ports | |
20 | specified by 'PORTSPEC'. Once all ports have been bound successfully, | |
21 | it will fork off and start the root handler specified by 'ROOT', | |
22 | searching the *PATH* environment variable if necessary, and passing it | |
23 | all the 'ARGS' as command-line arguments. Only after that will | |
24 | *htparser* do any daemonizing or chrooting as specified by options. | |
25 | ||
26 | The root handler must be a persistent program as specified in | |
27 | *ashd*(7). If the handler program exits, *htparser* will exit too. | |
28 | ||
29 | PORT SPECIFICATION | |
30 | ------------------ | |
31 | ||
32 | 'PORTSPEC' is given in the form | |
33 | 'HANDLER'[*:*'PAR'[*=*'VAL'][(*,*'PAR'[*=*'VAL'])...]]. The | |
34 | 'PAR'='VAL' pairs are used for specifying key-value arguments to the | |
35 | 'HANDLER'. An example of a valid 'PORTSPEC' is `plain:port=8080`. | |
36 | ||
37 | Currently, the available 'HANDLERs' are *plain* and *ssl*, for | |
38 | handling plain TCP connections and SSL/TLS-protected connections, | |
39 | respectively. For details regarding the arguments that each handler | |
40 | accept, simply run *htparser* with 'HANDLER':*help*. For example, the | |
41 | command "`htparser ssl:help`" will display help for the *ssl* handler to | |
42 | standard output and then exit. | |
43 | ||
44 | The port specifications must be followed by the `--` argument to | |
45 | distinguish them from the root handler specification. | |
46 | ||
47 | OPTIONS | |
48 | ------- | |
49 | ||
50 | *-h*:: | |
51 | ||
52 | Print a brief usage message on standard output and exit. | |
53 | ||
54 | *-S*:: | |
55 | ||
56 | Log messages to *syslog*(3) instead of standard error. | |
57 | ||
58 | *-f*:: | |
59 | ||
60 | Daemonize after all specified ports have been successfully | |
61 | bound and the root handler has been started. | |
62 | ||
63 | *-u*:: | |
64 | ||
65 | Change UID to 'USER' once all specified ports have been | |
66 | successfully bound and the root handler has been | |
67 | started. 'USER' must be specified symbolically (i.e. not as a | |
68 | numeric UID). | |
69 | ||
70 | *-r*:: | |
71 | ||
72 | Change root directory to 'ROOT' once all specified ports have | |
73 | been successfully bound and the root handler has been started. | |
74 | ||
75 | *-p*:: | |
76 | ||
77 | After having daemonized, write the PID of the new process to | |
78 | 'PIDFILE'. | |
79 | ||
80 | AUTHOR | |
81 | ------ | |
82 | Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.com> | |
83 | ||
84 | SEE ALSO | |
85 | -------- | |
86 | *ashd*(7) |