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Example syntax:
new Ajax.Request('/~ehols9do/cgi-bin/dir.cgi', {parameters:'dir=' + encodeURIComponent(dir), onSuccess:handlerFunc});

Contents 1 dir.cgi 2 nis.cgi 3 info.cgi 4 func.cgi

dir.cgi

Input:
String dir: Directory that you wish to get the dir contents of.
Output:
JSON Object representing hash in the form:
file -> "type"
where type is "dir" for a directory, and the file extension for a normal file.

nis.cgi

Input:
un: username
pw: password
Output:
Boolean whether the user entered a correct password

info.cgi

Input:
String file: the file to get the info of.
Output:
JSON Object representing a hash in the form:
size -> int size of file
mode -> Permissions of file

func.cgi

Input:
String file: the full filepath to the file to take action on.
String newfile: for mv and cp, the new filename to give it.
String func: the function to perform (mkdir,rmdir, rm, touch, head)
String dir: the directory the file is in (in case the file doesn't have the full path, depreciated)

Output:
Output of the command.