Bug 138950 – woodpecker apache hides README files in directory listings

• Product: Gentoo Infrastructure
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Joshua Kinard 2006-07-02 21:49:47 UTC]

It is common when using raw directory listings to place a README file so users browsing have an idea what to do or what the purpose of the directory is.  Ever since the move to woodpecker, however, the apache setup there masks README files from appearing in the directory listing, despite them being present.

This doesn't affect files named 'readme', only the uppercase variants.


The referenced URL has a symlink from 'readme' to 'README', but notice in the listing that README is not present, yet if a direct URL is typed to it, it'll appear.

Also, any chance the column width for directory listings can be increased?

[Comment 1 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) 2006-07-03 13:28:52 UTC]

*** Bug 135225 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 2 Joshua Kinard 2006-07-05 22:45:49 UTC]

Ug, I duped my own bug.  I guess I needed more coffee.

[Comment 3 SpanKY 2006-08-18 10:09:32 UTC]

isnt this just an option in the apache config files ?  just noticed this broke my arm webspace as well :/

[Comment 4 Mike Doty (RETIRED) 2006-08-26 00:26:53 UTC]

echo "ReadmeName foobar.html" >> .htaccess

[Comment 5 Mike Doty (RETIRED) 2006-08-26 00:45:15 UTC]

other stuff you might like: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_autoindex.html

[Comment 6 SpanKY 2006-08-26 19:42:08 UTC]

too bad that doesnt work ;)

besides, even if it did work, that's a workaround, not a fix ...

[Comment 7 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2006-08-26 20:00:53 UTC]

I noticed that it has to be a .html file as opposed to just something like README for it to work.

[Comment 8 SpanKY 2006-08-27 00:09:00 UTC]

looks like IndexIgnore setting ... the default includes 'README*'

plz2fix

[Comment 9 Robin Johnson 2007-01-08 21:50:50 UTC]

fixed now.