patplex: Search for the configuration file if it contains no slashes.

[ashd.git] / doc / patplex.doc

diff --git a/doc/patplex.doc b/doc/patplex.doc
index d2ee009..dff248b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/patplex.doc
+++ b/doc/patplex.doc
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ In addition to the 'CONFIGFILE' specified on the command-line,
 *patplex* also attempts to find and read a global configuration file
 called `patplex.rc`, unless the *-N* option is given. It looks in all
 directories named by the *PATH* environment variable, appended with
-`../etc`. For example, then, if *PATH* is
-`/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin`, the directories `/usr/local/etc`,
-`/etc` and `/usr/etc` are searched for `patplex.rc`, in that
-order. Only the first file found is used, should there exist several.
+`../etc/ashd`. For example, then, if *PATH* is
+`/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin`, the directories `/usr/local/etc/ashd`,
+`/etc/ashd` and `/usr/etc/ashd` are searched for `patplex.rc`, in that
+order. Only the first file found is used, should there exist
+several. If the given 'CONFIGFILE' contains any slashes, it is opened
+by that exact name. Otherwise, it is searched for in the same manner
+as the global configuration file.
 
 Should the global and the given configuration files conflict, the
 directives from the given file take precedence.
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ rules are recognized:
        rule has matched.
 
 In addition to the rules, a *match* stanza must contain exactly one
-follow-up line specifying the action to take if it mathces. Currently,
+follow-up line specifying the action to take if it matches. Currently,
 only the *handler* action is recognized:
 
 *handler* 'HANDLER'::
@@ -111,6 +114,13 @@ optional lines:
        request on to the specified handler. A *match* stanza may
        contain any number of *set* lines.
 
+*xset* 'HEADER' 'VALUE'::
+
+       *xset* does exactly the same thing as *set*, except that
+         'HEADER' is automatically prepended with the `X-Ash-`
+         prefix. The intention is only to make configuration files
+         look nicer in this very common case.
+
 *restpat* 'TEMPLATE'::
 
        If the *match* stanza as a whole matches, 'TEMPLATE' is