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+ Index: IkiWiki.pm
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+ --- IkiWiki.pm (revision 2981)
+ +++ IkiWiki.pm (working copy)
+ @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
+ memoize("file_pruned");
+
+ sub defaultconfig () { #{{{
+ - wiki_file_prune_regexps => [qr/\.\./, qr/^\./, qr/\/\./,
+ + wiki_file_prune_regexps => [qr/\.\./, qr/^\.(?!htaccess)/, qr/\/\.(?!htaccess)/,
+ qr/\.x?html?$/, qr/\.ikiwiki-new$/,
+ qr/(^|\/).svn\//, qr/.arch-ids\//, qr/{arch}\//],
+ wiki_link_regexp => qr/\[\[(?:([^\]\|]+)\|)?([^\s\]#]+)(?:#([^\s\]]+))?\]\]/,
+
+
+This lets the site administrator have a `.htaccess` file in their underlay directory, say, then get it copied over when the wiki is built. Without this, installations that are located at the root of a domain don't get the benefit of `.htaccess` such as improved directory listings, IP blocking, URL rewriting, authorisation, etc.
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