svn commit: r1875941 - /httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/developer/request.xml

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Author: rbowen
Date: Tue Mar 31 14:39:56 2020
New Revision: 1875941

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1875941&view=rev
Log:
Adds additional clarification, as requested in bz64167

Modified:
    httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/developer/request.xml

Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/developer/request.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/developer/request.xml?rev=1875941&r1=1875940&r2=1875941&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/developer/request.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/developer/request.xml Tue Mar 31 14:39:56 2020
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@
     <section id="strip"><title>Strips Parent and This Elements from the
     URI</title>
       <p>All <code>/../</code> and <code>/./</code> elements are
-      removed by <code>ap_getparents()</code>. This helps to ensure
+      removed by <code>ap_getparents()</code>, as well as any trailing 
+      <code>/.</code> or <code>/..</code> element. This helps to ensure
       the path is (nearly) absolute before the request processing
-      continues.</p>
+      continues. (See RFC 1808 section 4 for further discussion.)</p>
 
       <p>This step cannot be bypassed.</p>
     </section>