From 58c3e8b181230a562851ca4dadaeb38ace76a08f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fredrik Tolf Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:09:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Documented X-Ash-Content-Type for sendfile. --- doc/sendfile.doc | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/sendfile.doc b/doc/sendfile.doc index 3c31929..a958030 100644 --- a/doc/sendfile.doc +++ b/doc/sendfile.doc @@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ empty. However, if the *-f* argument is given, the given 'FILE' will always be served instead, and the `X-Ash-File` header and any rest string is ignored. +A file's MIME type may be specified explicitly either by using the +*-c* option, or by passing the header `X-Ash-Content-Type` to +*sendfile* with the MIME type of the file. That header might, for +instance, be set using the *set* directives of *dirplex*(1) or +*patplex*(1). + If a MIME-type is not explicitly specified, *sendfile* uses *libmagic*(3) to determine the MIME-type automatically. If *sendfile* is compiled with support for filesystem attributes (see *attr*(5) if -- 2.11.0