nginx.org docs search

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 09:11:09PM +0100, Bernard Rosset wrote:

> First of all, since it is that time of the year, I hope you had a merry 
> Christmas, and I wish you all the best for the new year to come!
> 
> I am a regular user of the https://nginx.org/r/ prefix to search 
> documentation.
> 
> I might have asked that in the past, and/or someone else might have too, 
> but I can put my hands on such an answer:
> How does one search a specific directive when multiple one share the 
> same name, inter-modules?
> Example case: How to search for 
> https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#server, 
> and not https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#server ?

There is no way to reference a particular directive among multiple 
ones with the same name by using the nginx.org/r/ redirector.  
Mostly because additional module name would make the link 
almost as long as the full one, and this hardly makes sense.

If you want to send a link, consider using a full link instead.  
If you are looking for a list of directives (or variables) with a 
particular name, consider using the index pages:

http://nginx.org/en/docs/dirindex.html
http://nginx.org/en/docs/varindex.html

-- 
Maxim Dounin
http://mdounin.ru/