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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by rb...@apache.org on 2004/11/19 22:03:13 UTC

svn commit: r105882 - httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs

Author: rbowen
Date: Fri Nov 19 13:03:12 2004
New Revision: 105882

Modified:
   httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs/dbmmanage.xml
Log:
Added some examples to the dbmmanage documentation.


Modified: httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs/dbmmanage.xml
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs/dbmmanage.xml	(original)
+++ httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs/dbmmanage.xml	Fri Nov 19 13:03:12 2004
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 
 <summary>
     <p><code>dbmmanage</code> is used to create and update the DBM format files
-    used to store usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users.
+    used to store usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users
+    via <module>mod_auth_dbm</module>.
     Resources available from the Apache HTTP server can be restricted to just
     the users listed in the files created by <code>dbmmanage</code>. This
     program can only be used when the usernames are stored in a DBM file. To
@@ -105,18 +106,30 @@
       <dl>
       <dt><code>add</code></dt>
       <dd>Adds an entry for <var>username</var> to <var>filename</var> using the
-      encrypted password <var>encpasswd</var>.</dd>
+      encrypted password <var>encpasswd</var>.
+      
+      <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat add rbowen foKntnEF3KSXA</example>
+      </dd>
 
       <dt><code>adduser</code></dt>
       <dd>Asks for a password and then adds an entry for <var>username</var> to
-      <var>filename</var>.</dd>
+      <var>filename</var>.
+      
+      <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat adduser krietz</example>
+      </dd>
 
       <dt><code>check</code></dt>
       <dd>Asks for a password and then checks if <var>username</var> is in
-      <var>filename</var> and if it's password matches the specified one.</dd>
+      <var>filename</var> and if it's password matches the specified one.
+      
+      <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat check rbowen</example>
+      </dd>
 
       <dt><code>delete</code></dt>
-      <dd>Deletes the <var>username</var> entry from <var>filename</var>.</dd>
+      <dd>Deletes the <var>username</var> entry from <var>filename</var>.
+      
+      <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat delete rbowen</example>
+      </dd>
 
       <dt><code>import</code></dt>
       <dd>Reads <code><var>username</var>:<var>password</var></code> entries
@@ -125,11 +138,17 @@
 
       <dt><code>update</code></dt>
       <dd>Same as the <code>adduser</code> command, except that it makes
-      sure <var>username</var> already exists in <var>filename</var>.</dd>
+      sure <var>username</var> already exists in <var>filename</var>.
+      
+      <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat update rbowen</example>
+      </dd>
 
       <dt><code>view</code></dt>
       <dd>Just displays the contents of the DBM file. If you specify a
-      <var>username</var>, it displays the particular record only.</dd>
+      <var>username</var>, it displays the particular record only.
+      
+      <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat view</example>
+      </dd>
       </dl>
     </section>
 </section>