MEDIUM: init: allow directory as argument of -f
If -f argument is a directory add all the files (and only files) it
containes to the config files list.
These files are added in lexical order (respecting LC_COLLATE).
Only files with ".cfg" extension are added.
Only non hidden files (not prefixed with ".") are added.
Symlink are followed.
The -f order is still respected:
$ tree -a rootdir
rootdir
|-- dir1
| |-- .6.cfg
| |-- 1.cfg
| |-- 2
| |-- 3.cfg
| |-- 4.cfg -> 1.cfg
| |-- 5 -> 1.cfg
| |-- 7.cfg -> .
| `-- dir4
| `-- 8.cfg
|-- dir2
| |-- 10.cfg
| `-- 9.cfg
|-- dir3
| `-- 11.cfg
|-- link -> dir3/
|-- root1
|-- root2
`-- root3
$ ./haproxy -C rootdir -f root2 -f dir2 -f root3 -f dir1 \
-f link -f root1
root2
dir2/10.cfg
dir2/9.cfg
root3
dir1/1.cfg
dir1/3.cfg
dir1/4.cfg
link/11.cfg
root1
This can be useful on systemd where you can't change the haproxy
commande line options on service reload.
diff --git a/doc/haproxy.1 b/doc/haproxy.1
index a836d5d..cc9c702 100644
--- a/doc/haproxy.1
+++ b/doc/haproxy.1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
.SH SYNOPSIS
-haproxy \-f <configuration\ file> [\-L\ <name>] [\-n\ maxconn] [\-N\ maxconn] [\-C\ <dir>] [\-v|\-vv] [\-d] [\-D] [\-q] [\-V] [\-c] [\-p\ <pidfile>] [\-dk] [\-ds] [\-de] [\-dp] [\-db] [\-dM[<byte>]] [\-m\ <megs>] [{\-sf|\-st}\ pidlist...]
+haproxy \-f <configuration\ file|dir> [\-L\ <name>] [\-n\ maxconn] [\-N\ maxconn] [\-C\ <dir>] [\-v|\-vv] [\-d] [\-D] [\-q] [\-V] [\-c] [\-p\ <pidfile>] [\-dk] [\-ds] [\-de] [\-dp] [\-db] [\-dM[<byte>]] [\-m\ <megs>] [{\-sf|\-st}\ pidlist...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-\fB\-f <configuration file>\fP
-Specify configuration file path.
+\fB\-f <configuration file|dir>\fP
+Specify configuration file or directory path. If the argument is a directory
+the files (and only files) it containes are added in lexical order (respecting
+LC_COLLATE) ; only non hidden files with ".cfg" extension are added.
.TP
\fB\-L <name>\fP