releasing version 3.05

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / plugins / write.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
index 99eea3d1696b3240647b439edae4d8768ddf1033..696bc6bc37bb910af72e256b90d2250159965c7e 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ adding or removing files from it.
 
 This hook is called early in the process of building the wiki, and is used
 as a first pass scan of the page, to collect metadata about the page. It's
 
 This hook is called early in the process of building the wiki, and is used
 as a first pass scan of the page, to collect metadata about the page. It's

-mostly used to scan the page for WikiLinks, and add them to `%links`.
+mostly used to scan the page for [[WikiLinks|ikiwiki/WikiLink]], and add them to `%links`.

 Present in IkiWiki 2.40 and later.
 
 The function is passed named parameters "page" and "content". Its return
 Present in IkiWiki 2.40 and later.
 
 The function is passed named parameters "page" and "content". Its return


@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ htmlize the page) along with the rest of the page.
 
        hook(type => "linkify", id => "foo", call => \&linkify);
 
 
        hook(type => "linkify", id => "foo", call => \&linkify);
 

-This hook is called to convert [[WikiLinks|WikiLink]] on the page into html
+This hook is called to convert [[WikiLinks|ikiwiki/WikiLink]] on the page into html

 links. The function is passed named parameters "page", "destpage", and
 "content". It should return the linkified content.  Present in IkiWiki 2.40
 and later.
 links. The function is passed named parameters "page", "destpage", and
 "content". It should return the linkified content.  Present in IkiWiki 2.40
 and later.


@@ -189,9 +189,14 @@ The function is passed named parameters: "page" and "content" and should
 return the htmlized content.
 
 If `hook` is passed an optional "keepextension" parameter, set to a true
 return the htmlized content.
 
 If `hook` is passed an optional "keepextension" parameter, set to a true

-value, then this extension will not be stripped from the source filename when
+value, then the extension will not be stripped from the source filename when

 generating the page.
 
 generating the page.
 

+If `hook` is passed an optional "noextension" parameter, set to a true
+value, then the id parameter specifies not a filename extension, but
+a whole filename that can be htmlized. This is useful for files
+like `Makefile` that have no extension.
+

 ### pagetemplate
 
        hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);
 ### pagetemplate
 
        hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);


@@ -434,7 +439,7 @@ describes the plugin as a whole. For example:
 * `example` can be set to an example value.
 * `description` is a short description of the option.
 * `link` is a link to further information about the option. This can either
 * `example` can be set to an example value.
 * `description` is a short description of the option.
 * `link` is a link to further information about the option. This can either

-  be a wikilink, or an url.
+  be a [[ikiwiki/WikiLink]], or an url.

 * `advanced` can be set to true if the option is more suitable for advanced
   users.
 * `safe` should be false if the option should not be displayed in unsafe
 * `advanced` can be set to true if the option is more suitable for advanced
   users.
 * `safe` should be false if the option should not be displayed in unsafe


@@ -629,6 +634,16 @@ A failure to write the file will result in it dying with an error.
 
 If the destination directory doesn't exist, it will first be created.
 
 
 If the destination directory doesn't exist, it will first be created.
 

+The filename and directory are separate parameters because of
+some security checks done to avoid symlink attacks. Before writing a file,
+it checks to make sure there's not a symlink with its name, to avoid
+following the symlink. If the filename parameter includes a subdirectory
+to put the file in, it also checks if that subdirectory is a symlink, etc.
+The directory parameter, however, is not checked for symlinks. So,
+generally the directory parameter is a trusted toplevel directory like
+the srcdir or destdir, and any subdirectories of this are included in the
+filename parameter.
+

 #### `will_render($$)`
 
 Given a page name and a destination file name (not including the base
 #### `will_render($$)`
 
 Given a page name and a destination file name (not including the base


@@ -670,7 +685,7 @@ a wiki page name.
 #### `linkpage($)`
 
 This converts text that could have been entered by the user as a
 #### `linkpage($)`
 
 This converts text that could have been entered by the user as a

-[[WikiLink]] into a wiki page name.
+[[ikiwiki/WikiLink]] into a wiki page name.

 
 #### `srcfile($;$)`
 
 
 #### `srcfile($;$)`
 


@@ -735,7 +750,7 @@ are collected together to form the RecentChanges page, for example.
 
 To make an internal use page, register a filename extension that starts
 with "_". Internal use pages cannot be edited with the web interface,
 
 To make an internal use page, register a filename extension that starts
 with "_". Internal use pages cannot be edited with the web interface,

-generally shouldn't contain wikilinks or preprocessor directives (use
+generally shouldn't contain [[WikiLinks|ikiwiki/WikiLink]] or preprocessor directives (use

 either on them with extreme caution), and are not matched by regular
 PageSpecs glob patterns, but instead only by a special `internal()`
 [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]].
 either on them with extreme caution), and are not matched by regular
 PageSpecs glob patterns, but instead only by a special `internal()`
 [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]].


@@ -904,7 +919,7 @@ or wrap one of the functions.
 For example, your plugin might want to override `displaytime`, to change
 the html markup used when displaying a date. Or it might want to override
 `IkiWiki::formattime`, to change how a date is formatted. Or perhaps you
 For example, your plugin might want to override `displaytime`, to change
 the html markup used when displaying a date. Or it might want to override
 `IkiWiki::formattime`, to change how a date is formatted. Or perhaps you

-want to override `bestlink` and change how ikiwiki deals with WikiLinks.
+want to override `bestlink` and change how ikiwiki deals with [[WikiLinks|ikiwiki/WikiLink]].

 
 By venturing into this territory, your plugin is becoming tightly tied to
 ikiwiki's internals. And it might break if those internals change. But
 
 By venturing into this territory, your plugin is becoming tightly tied to
 ikiwiki's internals. And it might break if those internals change. But