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    <p><code>htdigest</code> is used to create and update the flat-files used
    to store usernames, realm and password for digest authentication of HTTP
    users. Resources available from the Apache HTTP server can be restricted
    to just the users listed in the files created by <code>htdigest</code>.</p>

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    <p><code><strong>htdigest</strong> [ -<strong>c</strong> ]
    <var>passwdfile</var> <var>realm</var> <var>username</var></code></p>
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    <dt><code>-c</code></dt>
    <dd>Create the <var>passwdfile</var>. If <var>passwdfile</var> already
    exists, it is deleted first.</dd>

    <dt><code><var>passwdfile</var></code></dt>
    <dd>Name of the file to contain the username, realm and password. If
    <code>-c</code> is given, this file is created if it does not already
    exist, or deleted and recreated if it does exist.</dd>

    <dt><code><var>realm</var></code></dt>
    <dd>The realm name to which the user name belongs. See 
    <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2617#section-3.2.1">
    http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2617#section-3.2.1</a> for more details.
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    <dt><code><var>username</var></code></dt>
    <dd>The user name to create or update in <var>passwdfile</var>. If
    <var>username</var> does not exist is this file, an entry is added. If it
    does exist, the password is changed.</dd>
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    <p>This program is not safe as a setuid executable. Do <em>not</em> make it
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