A Complete Guide to Web Design

List of Elements 257

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Attributes

errmsg
Defines the default message sent if an error occurs while parsing the
document.

sizefmt
Sets the format to be used when displaying the size of the file. Valid values
arebytes orabbrev, which rounds the size up to the nearest kilobyte.

timefmt
Sets the format for dates and times. The full range of formats and examples
are provided in the section “Time Formats for SSI Output.”

echo

echo var="environment or set variable"

Prints (displays in the document) the value of the variable.

Attributes

var
The value is the name of the variable to print.

exec

exec cmd|cgi="string"

Executes external programs and inserts the output in the current document.

Attributes

cgi
Provides the relative URL path to the CGI script.
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cmd
Specifies any shell program on the server. The SSI variables are available to
the command.

fsize

fsize file|virtual="path"

Inserts the file size of a specified file. The size follows the sizefmtformat
configuration.