What does apache use as a "Directory Name"

[Steve Swift <Swifty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If I have a file "/var/www/cgi-bin/user/test.cmd" then what string will be passed to the code that handles <Directory> and <DirectoryMatch> directives as the name of the file's directory?

It seems to me it could be either /var/www/cgi-bin/user or /var/www/cgi-bin/user/

So what should I use in a <Directory> directive to match items in directory /var/www/cgi-bin/user *without* matching items in directory /var/www/cgi-bin/users

The reason I'm trying to get this clear is that I'm trying to create a <Directory> block that will apply to all subdirectories of directory  /var/www/cgi-bin without affecting files within directory /var/www/cgi-bin

I think it should be <Directory /var/www/cgi-bin/?*>

The "/" ensures there is at least one character beyond the "cgi-bin/" in the directory name. This is why I'm curious what directory name is used when the file referenced is /var/www/cgi-bin/user/test.cmd

In the past I've tried things like <Directory /var/www/cgi-bin/*/*> but this doesn't seem to work in our 2.2.9 server.

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Steve Swift
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