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Using LinkController

This document describes LinkController a system for checking and maintaining links in infostructures

This document applies to version 0.033 of LinkController

Manual Revision Code: $Revision: 1.22 $

Introduction    What LinkController is about.

1. Getting Started    How to get LinkController running.

2. Configuration    Setting up LinkController to check links

3. Advanced Configuration    Optimising configuration; advanced features

4. Using LinkController to Check Links    Checking and repairing web pages.

5. Interfacing to other programs    Importing and exporting link information.

6. The Emacs Interface    The Emacs interface.

7. Administration    Administrating a LinkController installation.

A. Robots and Sensible Behaviour    General statements about how to use robots.

B. Uncheckable Links    Links LinkController can't or won't check.

C. Absolute and Relative URIs    Explanation of how relative URIs are handled.

D. Bugs and bug reporting    What to do if you find a bug.

E. History    How this came about and who helped.

F. Invoking the LinkController Programs    How to run the programs in LinkController.

G. Packages Which Work With LinkController    Packages used by or useful with LinkController.

H. Terms    Glossary of terms used in this documentation.

Program, Variable and File Name Index    Index of Program and Variable names

Concept Index    Index of Concepts.

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Configuration

2.1 Interactive Configuration    An easy way to get a basic configuration.

2.2 Setting Configuration Variables    How to set variables.

2.3 LinkController Configuration Variables    LinkController's main configuration variables.

2.4 Configuring Infostructures    Defining which pages to check.

Advanced Configuration

3.1 Advanced Infostructure Configuration    Advanced control of checking

3.2 Authorisation Configuration    Checking pages which require basic authentication.

3.3 Configuring CGI Programs    Setting up LinkController's web interface

Using LinkController to Check Links

4.1 Extracting Links    Getting link information from WWW pages.

4.2 Testing Links    How to run the link testing program.

4.3 Reporting Problems    Getting information the state of your links.

4.4 Email Reporting of Newly Broken Links    Automatic reporting of newly broken links.

4.5 Examining Individual Files    Checking individual HTML files.

4.6 Repairing Links    Replacing old URLs with new ones.

4.7 Making Suggestions    Making suggestions for other users.

4.8 CGI Interface    The LinkController web interface (primitive).

Reporting Problems

4.4 Email Reporting of Newly Broken Links    Automatic notification of broken links.

The Emacs Interface

6.1 Finding Files with Broken Links    An Emacs program to display broken links.

6.2 Finding Broken Links in Files Within Emacs    Finding broken links in a file.

Administration

7.1 Setting up LinkController    How to get the system installed

7.2 Default Installation    A simple multi-user installation

7.3 User Administration    Adding and removing users

7.4 Cron Scripts    Running programs automatically

7.5 Link Database Maintenance    Dealing with database problems

7.6 Link Ageing    Clearing outdated data from the databases.

History

E.1 Acknowledgements    People and or institutions who helped

Acknowledgements

Esoterica Internet Portugal

IPPT PAN Poland

The Tardis Project

Other Free Software Authors

Invoking the LinkController Programs

F.1 Invoking link-report    link-report usage summary

F.2 Invoking test-link    test-link usage summary

F.3 Invoking extract-links    extract-links usage summary

F.4 Invoking fix-link    fix-link usage summary

F.5 Invoking check-page    check-page usage summary

F.6 Invoking build-schedule    build-schedule usage summary

Packages Which Work With LinkController

G.1 The CDB utilities    Utilities for the LinkController indexes.

G.2 The Tie-Transact-Hash Perl Module and Programmes    Berkeley DB editing tools.

Terms

H.1 Infostructure    Groups of resources.

H.2 Link    A connection between two resources.

H.3 Resource    The information on the World Wide Web.

H.4 URIs    A type of link including URLs

H.5 URLs    The connections in the World Wide Web.

H.6 URIs    Names for resources without location.

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Introduction		What LinkController is about.
1. Getting Started		How to get LinkController running.
2. Configuration		Setting up LinkController to check links
3. Advanced Configuration		Optimising configuration; advanced features
4. Using LinkController to Check Links		Checking and repairing web pages.
5. Interfacing to other programs		Importing and exporting link information.
6. The Emacs Interface		The Emacs interface.
7. Administration		Administrating a LinkController installation.
A. Robots and Sensible Behaviour		General statements about how to use robots.
B. Uncheckable Links		Links LinkController can't or won't check.
C. Absolute and Relative URIs		Explanation of how relative URIs are handled.
D. Bugs and bug reporting		What to do if you find a bug.
E. History		How this came about and who helped.
F. Invoking the LinkController Programs		How to run the programs in LinkController.
G. Packages Which Work With LinkController		Packages used by or useful with LinkController.
H. Terms		Glossary of terms used in this documentation.
Program, Variable and File Name Index		Index of Program and Variable names
Concept Index		Index of Concepts.

2.1 Interactive Configuration		An easy way to get a basic configuration.
2.2 Setting Configuration Variables		How to set variables.
2.3 LinkController Configuration Variables		LinkController's main configuration variables.
2.4 Configuring Infostructures		Defining which pages to check.

3.1 Advanced Infostructure Configuration		Advanced control of checking
3.2 Authorisation Configuration		Checking pages which require basic authentication.
3.3 Configuring CGI Programs		Setting up LinkController's web interface

4.1 Extracting Links		Getting link information from WWW pages.
4.2 Testing Links		How to run the link testing program.
4.3 Reporting Problems		Getting information the state of your links.
4.4 Email Reporting of Newly Broken Links		Automatic reporting of newly broken links.
4.5 Examining Individual Files		Checking individual HTML files.
4.6 Repairing Links		Replacing old URLs with new ones.
4.7 Making Suggestions		Making suggestions for other users.
4.8 CGI Interface		The LinkController web interface (primitive).

6.1 Finding Files with Broken Links		An Emacs program to display broken links.
6.2 Finding Broken Links in Files Within Emacs		Finding broken links in a file.

7.1 Setting up LinkController		How to get the system installed
7.2 Default Installation		A simple multi-user installation
7.3 User Administration		Adding and removing users
7.4 Cron Scripts		Running programs automatically
7.5 Link Database Maintenance		Dealing with database problems
7.6 Link Ageing		Clearing outdated data from the databases.

Esoterica Internet Portugal
IPPT PAN Poland
The Tardis Project
Other Free Software Authors

F.1 Invoking link-report		link-report usage summary
F.2 Invoking test-link		test-link usage summary
F.3 Invoking extract-links		extract-links usage summary
F.4 Invoking fix-link		fix-link usage summary
F.5 Invoking check-page		check-page usage summary
F.6 Invoking build-schedule		build-schedule usage summary

G.1 The CDB utilities		Utilities for the LinkController indexes.
G.2 The Tie-Transact-Hash Perl Module and Programmes		Berkeley DB editing tools.

H.1 Infostructure		Groups of resources.
H.2 Link		A connection between two resources.
H.3 Resource		The information on the World Wide Web.
H.4 URIs		A type of link including URLs
H.5 URLs		The connections in the World Wide Web.
H.6 URIs		Names for resources without location.