From 4bb87cbf17588ec91b46bf0ef0be01672e9be787 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Keeping Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:13:53 +0000 Subject: filter: introduce "filter type" prefix This allows different filter implementations to be specified in the configuration file. Currently only "exec" is supported, but it may now be specified either with or without the "exec:" prefix. Signed-off-by: John Keeping --- cgitrc.5.txt | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'cgitrc.5.txt') diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt index 52caed0..60159f6 100644 --- a/cgitrc.5.txt +++ b/cgitrc.5.txt @@ -557,6 +557,15 @@ config files, e.g. "repo.desc" becomes "desc". FILTER API ---------- +By default, filters are separate processes that are executed each time they +are needed. Alternative technologies may be used by prefixing the filter +specification with the relevant string; available values are: + +'exec:':: + The default "one process per filter" mode. + +Parameters are provided to filters as follows. + about filter:: This filter is given a single parameter: the filename of the source file to filter. The filter can use the filename to determine (for -- cgit v1.2.1