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diff --git a/doc/kioslave/cgi.docbook b/doc/kioslave/cgi.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5df94da13 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kioslave/cgi.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +<article lang="&language;" id="cgi"> +<title>cgi</title> +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Lauri.Watts;&Lauri.Watts.mail;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +</articleinfo> + +<para>The <acronym>CGI</acronym> slave provides a way to execute +<acronym>CGI</acronym> programs without the need to have a running web +server. This can for example be used for local testing of +<acronym>CGI</acronym> programs or for using search engines that only +provide a <acronym>CGI</acronym> frontend like the one from +<application>Doxygen</application>.</para> + +<para>The slave implements the <command>cgi:</command> protocol. It +uses the filename from the given &URL; and searches a configurable +list of folders. If it finds an executable with the given name it +executes it, passes the arguments of the &URL; and sets the +environment variables needed by <acronym>CGI</acronym> +programs.</para> + +</article> |