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author | Martin Kraemer <martin@apache.org> | 1998-07-19 21:34:58 +0000 |
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committer | Martin Kraemer <martin@apache.org> | 1998-07-19 21:34:58 +0000 |
commit | eb30786813533d0b93d7c9b27a5dc0f4e4d94c63 (patch) | |
tree | 1b47a1783e89a49676a1ab7eeceba76e03aba9e8 /docs/manual/invoking.html | |
parent | 03c9ede3adf54a556edaa71e49aa086dc1733ffd (diff) | |
download | httpd-eb30786813533d0b93d7c9b27a5dc0f4e4d94c63.tar.gz |
Add new httpd switches; remove reference to httpd sub-version
git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@81779 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/docs/manual/invoking.html b/docs/manual/invoking.html index df0a4d0445..3888fc3b57 100644 --- a/docs/manual/invoking.html +++ b/docs/manual/invoking.html @@ -32,12 +32,28 @@ The following options are recognized on the httpd command line: <EM>serverroot</EM>. This can be overridden by the ServerRoot command in the configuration file. The default is <CODE>/usr/local/apache</CODE>. +<DT><CODE>-D</CODE> <EM>name</EM> +<DD>Define a name for use in in +<A HREF="mod/core.html#ifdefine">IfDefine</A> directives. +This option can be used to optionally enable certain functionality in the +configuration file, or to use a common configuration for +several independent hosts, where host specific information is enclosed in +<IfDefine> sections. + <DT><CODE>-f</CODE> <EM>config</EM> <DD>Execute the commands in the file <EM>config</EM> on startup. If <EM>config</EM> does not begin with a <CODE>/</CODE>, then it is taken to be a path relative to the <A HREF="mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</A>. The default is <CODE>conf/httpd.conf</CODE>. +<DT><CODE>-C</CODE> <EM>"directive"</EM> +<DD>Process the given apache "directive" (just as if it had been part of a +configuration file) <STRONG>before</STRONG> actually reading the regular configuration files. + +<DT><CODE>-c</CODE> <EM>"directive"</EM> +<DD>Process the given apache "directive" <STRONG>after</STRONG> reading +all the regular configuration files. + <DT><CODE>-X</CODE> <DD>Run in single-process mode, for internal debugging purposes only; the daemon does not detach from the terminal or fork any children. Do <EM>NOT</EM> @@ -47,7 +63,7 @@ use this mode to provide ordinary web service. <DD>Print the version of httpd and its build date, and then exit. <DT><A NAME="version"><CODE>-V</CODE></A> -<DD>Print the base version of httpd, its sub-version if defined, its +<DD>Print the base version of httpd, its build date, and a list of compile time settings which influence the behavior and performance of the apache server (<EM>e.g.</EM>, <SAMP>-DUSE_MMAP_FILES</SAMP>), @@ -64,6 +80,12 @@ places where the directive is valid. (New in Apache 1.2) <DD>Show the settings as parsed from the config file (currently only shows a breakdown of the vhost settings). +<DT><CODE>-t</CODE> +<DD>Test the configuration file syntax (i.e., read all configuration files +and interpret them) but do not start the server. If the configuration contains +errors, display an error message and exit with a non-zero exit status, +otherwise display "Syntax OK" and terminate with a zero exit status. + <DT><CODE>-?</CODE> <DD>Print a list of the httpd options, and then exit. </DL> |