Step 1:  Log into the server as root and load the Apache::SME_indexer perl module into pico:

[root@testbed root]# pico /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/SME_indexer.pm

Step 2:  Scroll down to the configuration section, Indexer Theme sub-section, and set the desired theme variable to 1:

#------------------------------------------------------------------
#Indexer Theme: Use the following varables to choose between
# the two available indexer themes.
# Put a 1 next to the desired theme and a 0 next to
# the other(s). Default theme is Lophty.
# Themes:
# 1: Slord: Shad Lords indexer layout
# 2: Lophty: Lophty indexer layout
#------------------------------------------------------------------
our $theme_slord = 0;
our $theme_lophty = 1;

Step 3:  Hit Control-X to save changes and exit pico.  

Step 4:  Restart Apache:

[root@testbed root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd graceful
/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd gracefully restarted
[root@testbed root]#

Step 1:  Log into the server as root and load the Apache::SME_indexer perl module into pico:

[root@testbed root]# pico /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/SME_indexer.pm

Step 2:  Scroll down to the configuration section, Text Title sub-section, and modify the $text_title varable as desired:

#------------------------------------------------------------------
#Text Title: Use the variable to define a text title that will
# be displayed at the top of each indexer page.
# leave the variable empty (i.e., null) will remove
# the title.
#------------------------------------------------------------------
our $text_title = "My Indexer";

Step 3:  Hit Control-X to save changes and exit pico.  

Step 4:  Restart Apache:

[root@testbed root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd graceful
/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd gracefully restarted
[root@testbed root]#

Step 1:  Log into the server as root and load the Apache::SME_indexer perl module into pico:

[root@testbed root]# pico /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/SME_indexer.pm

Step 2:  Scroll down to the configuration section, Indexer Sorting sub-section, and modify the group of $sort_by variable to change the sorting method.  Note that setting more than one of the $sortby_ variables to one causes the indexer to default to simple alpha sorting:

#------------------------------------------------------------------
#Indexer Sorting: Use the following group of variables to specify
# how the indexer should sort entries. Put a 1
# next to the variable designating the desired
# sort method and 0s next to the others. Setting
# more than one variable to 1 will cause the indexer
# to default to a simple alpha sort.
#------------------------------------------------------------------
our $sortby_alpha = 1;
our $sortby_file_extension = 0;
our $sortby_file_size = 0;
our $sortby_mod_date = 0;

Step 3:  Hit Control-X to save changes and exit pico.  

Step 4:  Restart Apache:

[root@testbed root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd graceful
/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd gracefully restarted
[root@testbed root]#

Step 1:  Log into the server as root and load the Apache::SME_indexer perl module into pico:

[root@testbed root]# pico /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/SME_indexer.pm

Step 2:  Scroll down to the configuration section, Show Full Path sub-section, and modify the $show_full_path variable: set to 1 to show full virtual paths or set to 0 to show only the current location:

#------------------------------------------------------------------
#Show Full Path: Set this variable to 1 to tell the indexer to
# to display full virtual paths. Set to 0 to '
# display the current location only.
#------------------------------------------------------------------
our $show_full_path = 0;

Step 3:  Hit Control-X to save changes and exit pico.  

Step 4:  Restart Apache:

[root@testbed root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd graceful
/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd gracefully restarted
[root@testbed root]#

Step 1:  Log into the server as root and load the Apache::SME_indexer perl module into pico:

[root@testbed root]# pico /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/SME_indexer.pm

Step 2:  Scroll down to the configuration section, Hidden Files sub-section, and modify the $show_hidden_files variable:  set to 1 to list hidden files or zero to keep them hidden:

#------------------------------------------------------------------
#Hidden Files: Set the following variable to 1 to tell the
# indexer to list hidden files, or set to 0 to
# keep hidden files hidden.
#------------------------------------------------------------------
our $show_hidden_files = 0;

Step 3:  Hit Control-X to save changes and exit pico.  

Step 4:  Restart Apache:

[root@testbed root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd graceful
/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd gracefully restarted
[root@testbed root]#

Step 1:  Open a console and log in as root.

Step 2:  Change directories to the html directory where you want to include descriptions.

[root@testbed root]# cd /home/e-smith/files/primary/html/repository/

Step 3:  Create a text file called descriptions.txt using the pico text editor.

[root@testbed repository]# pico descriptions.txt

Step 4:  In pico, create description entries using the format:  name{tab}description.  One entry per line.

How_To_Guides    How To Guides
Contribs    Contributed RPMS
Alpha    Alpha level software

Note:  The description.txt file can contain both file and directory descriptions.  File(directory) entries must be entered exactly as they show on the hard disk.  I find it useful to have a second console open with a listing of the directory I'm writing descriptions for.  Also note that the {tab} symbol written above refers to the tab key, without braces.

Step 5:  Save the file and exit pico by hitting CTRL-X.

Step 6:  Browse to the directory containing your new index descriptions with an HTML browser to verify your work.