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@ -2626,7 +2626,10 @@ return "<a onClick='window.open(\"$gconfig{'webprefix'}/help.cgi/$mod/$_[1]\", \
=head2 user_chooser_button(field, multiple, [form])
Returns HTML for a javascript button for choosing a Unix user or users.
XXX
The parameters are :
field - Name of the HTML field to place the username into.
multiple - Set to 1 if multiple users can be selected.
form - Index of the form on the page.
=cut
sub user_chooser_button
@ -2649,6 +2652,10 @@ return "<input type=button onClick='ifield = form.$_[0]; chooser = window.open(\
=head2 group_chooser_button(field, multiple, [form])
Returns HTML for a javascript button for choosing a Unix group or groups
The parameters are :
field - Name of the HTML field to place the group name into.
multiple - Set to 1 if multiple groups can be selected.
form - Index of the form on the page.
=cut
sub group_chooser_button
@ -2670,7 +2677,10 @@ return "<input type=button onClick='ifield = form.$_[0]; chooser = window.open(\
=head2 foreign_check(module, [api-only])
Checks if some other module exists and is supported on this OS
Checks if some other module exists and is supported on this OS. The parameters
are :
module - Name of the module to check.
api-only - Set to 1 if you just want to check if the module provides an API that others can call, instead of the full web UI.
=cut
sub foreign_check
@ -2684,7 +2694,8 @@ return &check_os_support(\%minfo, undef, undef, $api);
=head2 foreign_exists(module)
Checks if some other module exists
Checks if some other module exists. The module parameter is the short module
name.
=cut
sub foreign_exists
@ -2695,7 +2706,8 @@ return -r "$mdir/module.info";
=head2 foreign_available(module)
Returns 1 if some module is installed, and acessible to the current user
Returns 1 if some module is installed, and acessible to the current user. The
module parameter is the module directory name.
=cut
sub foreign_available
@ -2752,7 +2764,13 @@ return 1;
=head2 foreign_require(module, file, [package])
Brings in functions from another module
Brings in functions from another module, and places them in the Perl namespace
with the same name as the module. The parameters are :
module - The source module's directory name, like sendmail.
file - The API file in that module, like sendmail-lib.pl.
package - Perl package to place the module's functions and global variables in.
If the original module name contains dashes, they will be replaced with _ in
the package name.
=cut
sub foreign_require
@ -2794,7 +2812,11 @@ return 1;
=head2 foreign_call(module, function, [arg]*)
Call a function in another module
Call a function in another module. The module parameter is the target module
directory name, function is the perl sub to call, and the remaining parameters
are the arguments. However, unless you need to call a function whose name
is dynamic, it is better to use Perl's cross-module function call syntax
like module::function(args).
=cut
sub foreign_call
@ -2813,7 +2835,9 @@ return wantarray ? @rv : $rv[0];
=head2 foreign_config(module, [user-config])
Get the configuration from another module
Get the configuration from another module, and return it as a hash. If the
user-config parameter is set to 1, returns the Usermin user-level preferences
for the current user instead.
=cut
sub foreign_config
@ -2874,7 +2898,8 @@ else {
=head2 foreign_defined(module, function)
Returns 1 if some function is defined in another module
Returns 1 if some function is defined in another module. In general, it is
simpler to use the syntax &defined(module::function) instead.
=cut
sub foreign_defined
@ -2887,7 +2912,9 @@ return defined(&$func);
=head2 get_system_hostname([short])
Returns the hostname of this system
Returns the hostname of this system. If the short parameter is set to 1,
then the domain name is not prepended - otherwise, Webmin will attempt to get
the fully qualified hostname, like foo.example.com.
=cut
sub get_system_hostname
@ -2984,7 +3011,7 @@ return $main::get_system_hostname[$m];
=head2 get_webmin_version
Returns the version of Webmin currently being run
Returns the version of Webmin currently being run, such as 1.450.
=cut
sub get_webmin_version
@ -2999,7 +3026,11 @@ return $get_webmin_version;
=head2 get_module_acl([user], [module], [no-rbac], [no-default])
Returns a hash containing access control options for the given user
Returns a hash containing access control options for the given user and module.
By default the current username and module name are used. If the no-rbac flag
is given, the permissions will not be updated based on the user's RBAC role
(as seen on Solaris). If the no-default flag is given, default permissions for
the module will not be included.
=cut
sub get_module_acl
@ -3056,7 +3087,8 @@ return %rv;
=head2 get_group_module_acl(group, [module])
Returns the ACL for a Webmin group
Returns the ACL for a Webmin group, in an optional module (which defaults to
the current module).
=cut
sub get_group_module_acl
@ -3075,7 +3107,10 @@ return %rv;
=head2 save_module_acl(&acl, [user], [module])
Updates the acl hash for some user and module (or the current one)
Updates the acl hash for some user and module. The parameters are :
acl - Hash reference for the new access control options.
user - User to update, defaulting to the current user.
module - Module to update, defaulting to the caller.
=cut
sub save_module_acl
@ -3106,7 +3141,10 @@ if (!-d "$config_directory/$m") {
=head2 save_group_module_acl(&acl, group, [module])
Updates the acl hash for some group and module (or the current one)
Updates the acl hash for some group and module. The parameters are :
acl - Hash reference for the new access control options.
group - Group name to update.
module - Module to update, defaulting to the caller.
=cut
sub save_group_module_acl
@ -3137,7 +3175,11 @@ if (!-d "$config_directory/$m") {
=head2 init_config
Sets the following variables
This function must be called by all Webmin CGI scripts, either directly or
indirectly via a per-module lib.pl file. It performs a number of initialization
and housekeeping tasks, such as working out the module name, checking that the
current user has access to the module, and populating global variables. Some
of the variables set include :
%config - Per-module configuration
%gconfig - Global configuration
$tb - Background for table headers
@ -3513,9 +3555,18 @@ return 1;
$default_lang = "en";
=head2 load_language(module, [directory])
=head2 load_language([module], [directory])
Returns a hashtable mapping text codes to strings in the appropriate language
Returns a hashtable mapping text codes to strings in the appropriate language,
based on the $current_lang global variable, which is in turn set based on
the Webmin user's selection. The optional module parameter tells the function
which module to load strings for, and defaults to the calling module. The
optional directory parameter can be used to load strings from a directory
other than lang.
In regular module development you will never need to call this function
directly, as init_config calls it for you, and places the module's strings
into the %text hash.
=cut
sub load_language
@ -3561,6 +3612,12 @@ if (defined(&theme_load_language)) {
return %text;
}
=head2 text_subs(string)
Used internally by load_language to expand $code substitutions in language
files.
=cut
sub text_subs
{
if (substr($_[0], 0, 8) eq "include:") {
@ -3581,8 +3638,11 @@ else {
=head2 text(message, [substitute]+)
Returns a translated message from %text, but with $1, $2, etc.. replaced with the
substitute parameters.
Returns a translated message from %text, but with $1, $2, etc.. replaced with
the substitute parameters. This makes it easy to use strings with placeholders
that get replaced with programmatically generated text. For example :
print &text('index_hello', $remote_user),"<p>\n";
=cut
sub text
@ -3595,19 +3655,10 @@ for($i=1; $i<@_; $i++) {
return $rv;
}
=head2 terror(text params)
MISSING DOCUMENTATION
=cut
sub terror
{
&error(&text(@_));
}
=head2 encode_base64(string)
Encodes a string into base64 format
Encodes a string into base64 format, for use in MIME email or HTTP
authorization headers.
=cut
sub encode_base64
@ -3626,7 +3677,7 @@ sub encode_base64
=head2 decode_base64(string)
Converts a base64 string into plain text
Converts a base64-encoded string into plain text. The opposite of encode_base64.
=cut
sub decode_base64
@ -3649,7 +3700,12 @@ sub decode_base64
=head2 get_module_info(module, [noclone], [forcache])
Returns a hash containg a module name, desc and os_support
Returns a hash containg details of the given module. Some useful keys are :
dir - The module directory, like sendmail.
desc - Human-readable description, in the current users' language.
version - Optional module version number.
os_support - List of supported operating systems and versions.
category - Category on Webmin's left menu, like net.
=cut
sub get_module_info
@ -3713,9 +3769,11 @@ return %rv;
=head2 get_all_module_infos(cachemode)
Returns a vector contains the information on all modules in this webmin
install, including clones.
Cache mode 0 = read and write, 1 = don't read or write, 2 = read only
Returns a list contains the information on all modules in this webmin
install, including clones. Uses caching to reduce the number of module.info
files that need to be read. Each element of the array is a hash reference
in the same format as returned by get_module_info. The cache mode flag can be :
0 = read and write, 1 = don't read or write, 2 = read only
=cut
sub get_all_module_infos
@ -3790,7 +3848,12 @@ return @rv;
=head2 get_theme_info(theme)
Returns a hash containing a theme's details
Returns a hash containing a theme's details, taken from it's theme.info file.
Some useful keys are :
dir - The theme directory, like blue-theme.
desc - Human-readable description, in the current users' language.
version - Optional module version number.
os_support - List of supported operating systems and versions.
=cut
sub get_theme_info
@ -3808,7 +3871,13 @@ return %rv;
=head2 list_languages
Returns an array of supported languages
Returns an array of supported languages, taken from Webmin's os_list.txt file.
Each is a hash reference with the following keys :
lang - The short language code, like es for Spanish.
desc - A human-readable description, in English.
charset - An optional character set to use when displaying the language.
titles - Set to 1 only if Webmin has title images for the language.
fallback - The code for another language to use if a string does not exist in this one. For all languages, English is the ultimate fallback.
=cut
sub list_languages
@ -3835,9 +3904,14 @@ if (!@main::list_languages_cache) {
return @main::list_languages_cache;
}
=head2 read_env_file(file, &array)
=head2 read_env_file(file, &hash)
MISSING DOCUMENTATION
Similar to Webmin's read_file function, but handles files containing shell
environment variables formatted like :
export FOO=bar
SMEG="spod"
The file parameter is the full path to the file to read, and hash a Perl hash
ref to read names and values into.
=cut
sub read_env_file
@ -3856,10 +3930,13 @@ close(FILE);
return 1;
}
=head2 write_env_file(file, &array, export)
=head2 write_env_file(file, &hash, [export])
Writes out a hash to a file in name='value' format, suitable for use in a sh
script.
Writes out a hash to a file in name='value' format, suitable for use in a shell
script. The parameters are :
file - Full path for a file to write to
hash - Hash reference of names and values to write.
export - If set to 1, preceed each variable setting with the word 'export'.
=cut
sub write_env_file
@ -3882,7 +3959,11 @@ foreach $k (keys %{$_[1]}) {
=head2 lock_file(filename, [readonly], [forcefile])
Lock a file for exclusive access. If the file is already locked, spin
until it is freed. This version uses a .lock file, which is not very reliable.
until it is freed. Uses a .lock file, which is not 100% reliable, but seems
to work OK. The parameters are :
filename - File or directory to lock.
readonly - If set, the lock is for reading the file only. More than one script can have a readonly lock, but only one can hold a write lock.
forcefile - Force the file to be considered as a real file and not a symlink for Webmin actions logging purposes.
=cut
sub lock_file
@ -3951,8 +4032,10 @@ return 1;
=head2 unlock_file(filename)
Release a lock on a file. When unlocking a file that was locked in
read mode, optionally save the update in RCS
Release a lock on a file taken out by lock_file. If Webmin actions logging of
file changes is enabled, then at unlock file a diff will be taken between the
old and new contents, and stored under /var/webmin/diffs when webmin_log is
called. This can then be viewed in the Webmin Actions Log module.
=cut
sub unlock_file
@ -4041,7 +4124,7 @@ if (exists($main::locked_file_data{$realfile})) {
=head2 test_lock(file)
Returns 1 if some file is currently locked
Returns 1 if some file is currently locked, 0 if not.
=cut
sub test_lock
@ -4061,7 +4144,7 @@ return $pid && kill(0, $pid);
=head2 unlock_all_files
Unlocks all files locked by this program
Unlocks all files locked by the current script.
=cut
sub unlock_all_files
@ -4073,7 +4156,8 @@ foreach $f (keys %main::locked_file_list) {
=head2 can_lock_file(file)
Returns 1 if some file should be locked
Returns 1 if some file should be locked, based on the settings in the
Webmin Configuration module. For internal use by lock_file only.
=cut
sub can_lock_file
@ -4102,7 +4186,17 @@ else {
=head2 webmin_log(action, type, object, &params, [module], [host, script-on-host, client-ip])
Log some action taken by a user
Log some action taken by a user. This is typically called at the end of a
script, once all file changes are complete and all commands run. The
parameters are :
action - A short code for the action being performed, like 'create'.
type - A code for the type of object the action is performed to, like 'user'.
object - A short name for the object, like 'joe' if the Unix user 'joe' was just created.
params - A hash ref of additional information about the action.
module - Name of the module in which the action was performed, which defaults to the current module.
host - Remote host on which the action was performed. You should never need to set this (or the following two parameters), as they are used only for remote Webmin logging.
script-on-host - Script name like create_user.cgi on the host the action was performed on.
client-ip - IP address of the browser that performed the action.
=cut
sub webmin_log
@ -4311,7 +4405,8 @@ if ($gconfig{'logsyslog'}) {
=head2 additional_log(type, object, data, [input])
Records additional log data for an upcoming call to webmin_log, such
as command that was run or SQL that was executed.
as a command that was run or SQL that was executed. Typically you will never
need to call this function directory.
=cut
sub additional_log
@ -4325,7 +4420,7 @@ if ($gconfig{'logfiles'}) {
=head2 webmin_debug_log(type, message)
Write something to the Webmin debug log
Write something to the Webmin debug log. For internal use only.
=cut
sub webmin_debug_log
@ -4351,7 +4446,7 @@ return 1;
=head2 system_logged(command)
Just calls the system() function, but also logs the command
Just calls the Perl system() function, but also logs the command run.
=cut
sub system_logged
@ -4375,7 +4470,7 @@ return system(@realcmd);
=head2 backquote_logged(command)
Executes a command and returns the output (like `cmd`), but also logs it
Executes a command and returns the output (like `command`), but also logs it.
=cut
sub backquote_logged
@ -4402,7 +4497,9 @@ return `$realcmd`;
=head2 backquote_with_timeout(command, timeout, safe?, [maxlines])
Runs some command, waiting at most the given number of seconds for it to
complete, and returns the output
complete, and returns the output. The maxlines parameter sets the number
of lines of output to capture. The safe parameter should be set to 1 if the
command is safe for read-only mode users to run.
=cut
sub backquote_with_timeout
@ -4440,8 +4537,9 @@ return wantarray ? ($out, $timed_out) : $out;
=head2 backquote_command(command, safe?)
Executes a command and returns the output (like `cmd`), subject to
command translation
Executes a command and returns the output (like `command`), subject to
command translation. The safe parameter should be set to 1 if the command
is safe for read-only mode users to run.
=cut
sub backquote_command
@ -4458,7 +4556,9 @@ return `$realcmd`;
=head2 kill_logged(signal, pid, ...)
MISSING DOCUMENTATION
Like Perl's built-in kill function, but also logs the fact that some process
was killed. On Windows, falls back to calling process.exe to terminate a
process.
=cut
sub kill_logged
@ -4493,7 +4593,8 @@ else {
=head2 rename_logged(old, new)
Re-names a file and logs it, if allowed
Re-names a file and logs the rename. If the old and new files are on different
filesystems, calls mv or the Windows rename function to do the job.
=cut
sub rename_logged
@ -4504,7 +4605,8 @@ return &rename_file($_[0], $_[1]);
=head2 rename_file(old, new)
Renames a file, unless in read-only mode
Renames a file or directory. If the old and new files are on different
filesystems, calls mv or the Windows rename function to do the job.
=cut
sub rename_file
@ -4538,7 +4640,8 @@ return $ok;
=head2 symlink_logged(src, dest)
Create a symlink, and logs it
Create a symlink, and logs it. Effectively does the same thing as the Perl
symlink function.
=cut
sub symlink_logged
@ -4551,7 +4654,8 @@ return $rv;
=head2 symlink_file(src, dest)
Creates a soft link, unless in read-only mode
Creates a soft link, unless in read-only mode. Effectively does the same thing
as the Perl symlink function.
=cut
sub symlink_file
@ -4569,8 +4673,8 @@ return symlink($src, $dst);
=head2 link_file(src, dest)
Creates a hard link, unless in read-only mode. The existing new link
will be deleted if necessary.
Creates a hard link, unless in read-only mode. The existing new link file
will be deleted if necessary. Effectively the same as Perl's link function.
=cut
sub link_file
@ -4589,7 +4693,10 @@ return link($src, $dst);
=head2 make_dir(dir, perms, recursive)
Creates a directory, unless in read-only mode
Creates a directory and sets permissions on it, unless in read-only mode.
The perms parameter sets the octal permissions to apply, which unlike Perl's
mkdir will really get set. The recursive flag can be set to 1 to have the
function create parent directories too.
=cut
sub make_dir
@ -4620,7 +4727,11 @@ return 1;
=head2 set_ownership_permissions(user, group, perms, file, ...)
Sets the user, group and permissions on some files
Sets the user, group owner and permissions on some files. The parameters are :
user - UID or username to change the file owner to. If undef, then the owner is not changed.
group - GID or group name to change the file group to. If undef, then the group is not changed.
perms - Octal permissions set to set on the file. If undef, they are left alone.
file - One or more files or directories to modify.
=cut
sub set_ownership_permissions
@ -4658,7 +4769,8 @@ return $rv;
=head2 unlink_logged(file, ...)
MISSING DOCUMENTATION
Like Perl's unlink function, but locks the files beforehand and un-locks them
after so that the deletion is logged by Webmin.
=cut
sub unlink_logged
@ -4681,7 +4793,8 @@ return wantarray ? @rv : $rv[0];
=head2 unlink_file(file, ...)
Deletes some files or directories, if allowed
Deletes some files or directories. Like Perl's unlink function, but also
recursively deletes directories with the rm command if needed.
=cut
sub unlink_file
@ -4727,7 +4840,9 @@ return wantarray ? ($rv, $err) : $rv;
=head2 copy_source_dest(source, dest)
Copy some file or directory to a new location. Returns 1 on success, or 0
on failure - also sets $!
on failure - also sets $! on failure. If the source is a directory, uses
piped tar commands to copy a whole directory structure including permissions
and special files.
=cut
sub copy_source_dest
@ -4781,7 +4896,8 @@ return wantarray ? ($ok, $err) : $ok;
Generates a session ID for some server. For this server, this will always
be an empty string. For a server object it will include the hostname and
port and PID. For a server name, it will include the hostname and PID.
port and PID. For a server name, it will include the hostname and PID. For
internal use only.
=cut
sub remote_session_name
@ -4794,8 +4910,11 @@ return ref($_[0]) && $_[0]->{'host'} && $_[0]->{'port'} ?
=head2 remote_foreign_require(server, module, file)
Connect to rpc.cgi on a remote webmin server and have it open a session
to a process that will actually do the require and run functions.
Connects to rpc.cgi on a remote webmin server and have it open a session
to a process that will actually do the require and run functions. This is the
equivalent for foreign_require, but for a remote Webmin system. The server
parameter can either be a hostname of a system registered in the Webmin
Servers Index module, or a hash reference for a system from that module.
=cut
sub remote_foreign_require
@ -4820,7 +4939,9 @@ if ($rv->{'session'}) {
=head2 remote_foreign_call(server, module, function, [arg]*)
Call a function on a remote server. Must have been setup first with
remote_foreign_require for the same server and module
remote_foreign_require for the same server and module. Equivalent to
foreign_call, but with the extra server parameter to specify the remote
system's hostname.
=cut
sub remote_foreign_call
@ -4836,7 +4957,9 @@ return &remote_rpc_call($_[0], { 'action' => 'call',
=head2 remote_foreign_check(server, module, [api-only])
Checks if some module is installed and supported on a remote server
Checks if some module is installed and supported on a remote server. Equivilant
to foreign_check, but for the remote Webmin system specified by the server
parameter.
=cut
sub remote_foreign_check
@ -4848,7 +4971,8 @@ return &remote_rpc_call($_[0], { 'action' => 'check',
=head2 remote_foreign_config(server, module)
Gets the configuration for some module from a remote server
Gets the configuration for some module from a remote server, as a hash.
Equivalent to foreign_config, but for a remote system.
=cut
sub remote_foreign_config
@ -4859,7 +4983,10 @@ return &remote_rpc_call($_[0], { 'action' => 'config',
=head2 remote_eval(server, module, code)
Eval some perl code in the context of a module on a remote webmin server
Evaluates some perl code in the context of a module on a remote webmin server.
The server parameter must be the hostname of a remote system, module must
be a module directory name, and code a string of Perl code to run. This can
only be called after remote_foreign_require for the same server and module.
=cut
sub remote_eval
@ -4874,8 +5001,10 @@ return &remote_rpc_call($_[0], { 'action' => 'eval',
=head2 remote_write(server, localfile, [remotefile], [remotebasename])
Transfers some local file to another server, and returns the resulting
remote filename.
Transfers some local file to another server via Webmin's RPC protocol, and
returns the resulting remote filename. If the remotefile parameter is given,
that is the destination filename which will be used. Otherwise a randomly
selected temporary filename will be used, and returned by the function.
=cut
sub remote_write
@ -4924,7 +5053,10 @@ else {
=head2 remote_read(server, localfile, remotefile)
MISSING DOCUMENTATION
Transfers a file from a remote server to this system, using Webmin's RPC
protocol. The server parameter must be the hostname of a system registered
in the Webmin Servers Index module, localfile is the destination path on this
system, and remotefile is the file to fetch from the remote server.
=cut
sub remote_read
@ -4984,7 +5116,8 @@ foreach $fh (keys %fast_fh_cache) {
=head2 remote_error_setup(&function)
Sets a function to be called instead of &error when a remote RPC fails
Sets a function to be called instead of &error when a remote RPC operation
fails. Useful if you want to have more control over your remote operations.
=cut
sub remote_error_setup
@ -4995,7 +5128,8 @@ $remote_error_handler = $_[0] || "error";
=head2 remote_rpc_call(server, structure)
Calls rpc.cgi on some server and passes it a perl structure (hash,array,etc)
and then reads back a reply structure
and then reads back a reply structure. This is mainly for internal use only,
and is called by the other remote_* functions.
=cut
sub remote_rpc_call
@ -5288,7 +5422,8 @@ $remote_multi_callback_err = $_[0];
=head2 serialise_variable(variable)
Converts some variable (maybe a scalar, hash ref, array ref or scalar ref)
into a url-encoded string
into a url-encoded string. In the cases of arrays and hashes, it is recursively
called on each member to serialize the entire object.
=cut
sub serialise_variable
@ -5328,7 +5463,8 @@ return ($r ? $r : 'VAL').",".$rv;
=head2 unserialise_variable(string)
Converts a string created by serialise_variable() back into the original
scalar, hash ref, array ref or scalar ref.
scalar, hash ref, array ref or scalar ref. If the original variable was a Perl
object, the same class is used on this system, if available.
=cut
sub unserialise_variable
@ -5379,7 +5515,8 @@ return $rv;
=head2 other_groups(user)
Returns a list of secondary groups a user is a member of
Returns a list of secondary groups a user is a member of, as a list of
group names.
=cut
sub other_groups
@ -5396,7 +5533,11 @@ return @rv;
=head2 date_chooser_button(dayfield, monthfield, yearfield)
Returns HTML for a date-chooser button
Returns HTML for a button that pops up a data chooser window. The parameters
are :
dayfield - Name of the text field to place the day of the month into.
monthfield - Name of the select field to select the month of the year in, indexed from 1.
yearfield - Name of the text field to place the year into.
=cut
sub date_chooser_button
@ -5412,7 +5553,8 @@ return "<input type=button onClick='window.dfield = form.$_[0]; window.mfield =
=head2 help_file(module, file)
Returns the path to a module's help file
Returns the path to a module's help file of some name, typically under the
help directory with a .html extension.
=cut
sub help_file
@ -5428,7 +5570,9 @@ return "$dir/$_[1].html";
=head2 seed_random
Seeds the random number generator, if needed
Seeds the random number generator, if not already done in this script. On Linux
this makes use of the current time, process ID and a read from /dev/urandom.
On other systems, only the current time and process ID are used.
=cut
sub seed_random
@ -5449,7 +5593,8 @@ if (!$main::done_seed_random) {
=head2 disk_usage_kb(directory)
Returns the number of kb used by some directory and all subdirs
Returns the number of kB used by some directory and all subdirs. Implemented
by calling the du -k command.
=cut
sub disk_usage_kb
@ -5467,7 +5612,10 @@ return $out =~ /^([0-9]+)/ ? $1 : "???";
=head2 recursive_disk_usage(directory)
Returns the number of bytes taken up by all files in some directory
Returns the number of bytes taken up by all files in some directory and all
sub-directories, by summing up their lengths. The disk_usage_kb is more
reflective of reality, as the filesystem typically pads file sizes to 1k or
4k blocks.
=cut
sub recursive_disk_usage
@ -5496,7 +5644,10 @@ else {
=head2 help_search_link(term, [ section, ... ] )
Returns HTML for a link to the man module for searching local and online
docs for various search terms
docs for various search terms. The term parameter can either be a single
word like 'bind', or a space-separated list of words. This function is typically
used by modules that want to refer users to additional documentation in man
pages or local system doc files.
=cut
sub help_search_link
@ -5519,6 +5670,13 @@ else {
Opens a connection to some HTTP server, maybe through a proxy, and returns
a handle object. The handle can then be used to send additional headers
and read back a response. If anything goes wrong, returns an error string.
The parameters are :
host - Hostname or IP address of the webserver to connect to.
port - HTTP port number to connect to.
ssl - Set to 1 to connect in SSL mode.
method - HTTP method, like GET or POST.
page - Page to request on the webserver, like /foo/index.html
headers - Array ref of additional HTTP headers, each of which is a 2-element array ref.
=cut
sub make_http_connection
@ -5632,7 +5790,8 @@ return $rv;
=head2 read_http_connection(handle, [amount])
Reads either one line or up to the specified amount of data from the handle
Reads either one line or up to the specified amount of data from the handle.
XXX
=cut
sub read_http_connection