SWISH-E has the capability to use configuration files in which you can specify all sorts of options for indexing. These options can be specified either in the config.h in which case they will be common to all users as they are included in the executable, or they can be added to the user configuration file, and, in this case of course, relevant only to the single user.
FILESYSTEM vs. HTTP
There are two main modes for swish: FILESYSTEM and HTTP. The
FILESYSTEM medthod indexes files on the same machine, while the HTTP
method allows for spidering. The method is chosen at compile time, so
all users of an executable will be indexing with the same
method. There are a few differences in the use of directives in the
user configuration file, but they are outlined in the file itself.
Config.h
Note that any time there is a change made to the config.h it is
necessary to recompile the executable to make the changes take
place. Here is an example of the
config.h file. The usage of each of the variables is documented
in the file itself.
User configuration file
To use a configuration file, call it something such as
swish-e.conf, and place it somewhere such as
/usr/local/httpd/swish-e/. Here is an example of a
typical
user configuration file. Again the use of the variables is
documented in the file itself. You will notice that the file is
divied in directive for FILESYSTEM AND HTTP , FILESYSTEM ONLY, and
HTTP ONLY directives, each of which will be used according to the kind
of method used: either FILESYSTEM or HTTP. A user needs to ask the
system administrator which method is used and based on that knowledge
set the appropriate variables.
The settings in the user configuration file always override the settings in the config.h file.
Your basic command for indexing is:
% swish -c <User config file>Or you can choose among the full set of options
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Originally by Kevin Hughes, kev@kevcom.com, March 11, 1994.
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