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NAME
     shttpd -- lightweight web server

SYNOPSIS
     shttpd [options] [config_file]
     shttpd -A htpasswd_file domain_name user_name password

DESCRIPTION
     shttpd is small, fast and easy to use web server with CGI, SSL, Digest
     Authorization support. It can be run as stand-alone server, be managed by
     inetd(8) , or be embedded into existing C/C++ application.

     shttpd does not detach from terminal, and makes current working directory
     be the web root, unless -root option is specified.

     Unlike other web servers, shttpd does not expect CGI scirpts to be put in
     a special directory. They may be anywhere. CGI files are recognized by
     the file extension.

     SSI files are also recognized by extension. Currently, the only SSI
     directives supported are `<!--#include "url-encoded-path" -->' and
     `<!--#exec "program" -->'. The `url-encoded-path' can be relative to
     shttpd working directory, or absolute system path. In the embedded mode,
     more directives are available: #call, #if/#elif/#endif/#else/#endif.
     Unsupported SSI directives are silently ignored.

     It is possible to specify multiple ports to listen on. For example, to
     make shttpd listen on HTTP port 80 and HTTPS port 443, one should start
     it as `shttpd -ssl_cert cert.pem -ports 80,443s'

     shttpd can use the configuration file. By default, it is "shttpd.conf",
     and if it is present in the same directory where shttpd lives, the com-
     mand line options are read from it. Alternatively, the configuration file
     may be specified as a last argument. The format of the configuration file
     is exactly the same as for the command line options, the only difference
     is that the command line options must be specified on separate lines, and
     leading dashes for option names must be omitted.  Lines beginning with
     '#' are regarded as comments and ignored.

OPTIONS
     -A htpasswd_file domain_name user_name password
	     Add/edit user's password in the passwords file. Deleting users
	     can be done with any text editor. Functionality similar to
	     Apache's htdigest utility.

     -access_log file
	     Access log file. Default: not set, no logging is done.

     -acl (+|-)x.x.x.x[/x],...
	     Specify access control list (ACL). ACL is a comma separated list
	     of IP subnets, each subnet is prepended by '-' or '+' sign. Plus
	     means allow, minus means deny. If subnet mask is omitted, like
	     "-1.2.3.4", then it means single IP address. Mask may vary from 0
	     to 32 inclusive. Default: not set, allow all.

     -aliases list
	     This options gives an ability to serve the directories outside
	     web root by sort of symbolic linking to certain URI. The list
	     must be comma-separated list of URI=PATH pairs, like this:
	     "/etc/=/my_etc,/tmp=/my_tmp". Default: not set.

     -auth_PUT file
	     PUT and DELETE passwords file. This must be specified if PUT or
	     DELETE methods are used. Default: not set.

     -auth_gpass file
	     Location of global passwords file. When set, per-directory
	     .htpasswd files are ignored, and all accessed must be authorised
	     against global passwords file.  Default: not set.

     -auth_realm domain_name
	     Authorization realm. Default: "mydomain.com".

     -cfg_uri uri
	     If set, shttpd creates special administrative URI where options
	     may be changed at runtime.  This URI probably wants to be pass-
	     word-protected, look at -protect option, and in the EXAMPLES sec-
	     tion on how to do it. Default: not set.

     -cgi_env list
	     Pass environment variables to the CGI script in addition to stan-
	     dard ones.  The list must be comma-separated list of X=Y pairs,
	     like this: "VARIABLE1=VALUE1,VARIABLE2=VALUE2".  Default: not
	     set.

     -cgi_ext list
	     Comma-separated list of CGI extensions.  All files having these
	     extensions are treated as CGI scripts. Default: "cgi,pl,php"

     -cgi_interp file
	     Force file to be a CGI interpreter for all CGI scripts. By
	     default this option is not set, and shttpd decides which inter-
	     preter to use by looking at the first line of CGI script.

     -dir_list yes|no
	     Enable/disable directory listing. Default: "1" (enabled).

     -error_log file
	     Error log file. Default: not set, no errors are logged.

     -inetd yes|no
	     Enable/disable inetd mode. Default: "0" (disabled).

     -mime_types list
	     Additional to builtin mime types, in form "EXTEN-
	     SION1=TYPE1,EXTENSION2=TYPE2".

     -ports port_list
	     Comma-separated list of ports to listen on. If the port is SSL, a
	     letter 's' must be appeneded, for example, "80,443s" will open
	     port 80 and port 443, and connections on port 443 will be SSL-ed.
	     Default: 80

     -protect list
	     Comma separated list of URI=PATH pairs, specifying that given
	     URIs must the protected with respected password files. Default:
	     not set.

     -root directory
	     Location of the WWW root directory. Default: working directory
	     from which shttpd has been started.

     -ssi_ext list
	     Comma separated list of SSI extensions. Default: "shtml,shtm".

     -ssl_cert pem_file
	     Location of SSL certificate file. Default: not set.

     -systray yes|no
	     Hide console and put an icon on system tray (Windows only).
	     Default: no.

     -threads num_threads
	     Number of worker threads. If 1, no threads are spawned, and
	     shttpd operates as single threaded program. Default: 1.

     -uid login
	     Switch to given user after startup. Default: not set.

EMBEDDING
     shttpd can be built as a library to embed web server functionality into
     C/C++ application. The API functions are declared in a header file
     shttpd.h.	Please refer to the source package for a header file and the
     examples.

EXAMPLES
     shttpd -root /var/www -ports 8080,8043s -ssl_cert /etc/cert.pem -aliases
	     /aa=/tmp,/bb=/etc
	     Start listening on port 8080 for HTTP, and 8043 for HTTPS connec-
	     tions.  Use /etc/cert.pem as SSL certificate file. Web root is
	     /var/www. In addition, map directory /tmp to URI /aa, directory
	     /etc to URI /bb.

     shttpd -acl -0.0.0.0/0,+10.0.0.0/8,+1.2.3.4
	     Deny connections from everywhere, allow only IP address 1.2.3.4
	     and all IP addresses from 10.0.0.0/8 subnet to connect.

     shttpd -ports 8080 -cfg_uri /ctl -protect /ctl=/tmp/passwords.txt
	     Start listening on port 8080, create an administrative URI "/ctl"
	     where options may be changed at runtime, and protect that URI
	     with authorization.

     http stream tcp nowait nobody /bin/shttpd shttpd -inetd 1 -root /var/www
	     This line in /etc/inetd.conf makes shttpd run by inetd(8) daemon.

SEE ALSO
     inetd(8).

COPYRIGHT
     shttpd is licensed under the terms of beerware license.

AUTHOR
     Sergey Lyubka <valenok@gmail.com>.

				 Feb 12, 2008