svn commit: r1055614 - /httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml

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Author: rbowen
Date: Wed Jan  5 20:08:12 2011
New Revision: 1055614

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1055614&view=rev
Log:
Clarify trailing slashes on aliases. Resolves tid50545

Modified:
    httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml

Modified: httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml?rev=1055614&r1=1055613&r2=1055614&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml Wed Jan  5 20:08:12 2011
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ href="../urlmapping.html">Mapping URLs t
 
     <dl><dd><code>Alias /icons/ /usr/local/apache/icons/</code></dd></dl>
 
-    <p>then the url <code>/icons</code> will not be aliased.</p>
+    <p>then the url <code>/icons</code> will not be aliased, as it lacks
+    that trailing /. Likewise, if you omit the slash on the
+    <var>url-path</var> then you must also omit it from the
+    <var>file-path</var>.</p>
 
     <p>Note that you may need to specify additional <directive
     type="section" module="core">Directory</directive> sections which