Clarify phrasing of how multiple rules are applied to a request. refs

https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51968

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x@1180730 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml
index fbe1aedc581c79dc9500b0420c4e02ddd18855d6..af91df850718328d60ee262cd2cda2c9538db335 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml
@@ -1284,15 +1284,17 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substitution string!
       <code>RewriteMap</code> directive and are explained there.
       These three types of variables are expanded in the order above.</p>
 
-      <p>As already mentioned, all rewrite rules are
-      applied to the <em>Substitution</em> (in the order in which 
-      they are defined
-      in the config file). The URL is <strong>completely
+      <p>Rewrite rules are a applied to the results of previous rewrite
+      rules, in the order in which they are defined in the config file.
+      The URL is  <strong>completely
       replaced</strong> by the <em>Substitution</em> and the
       rewriting process continues until all rules have been applied,
       or it is explicitly terminated by a
-      <code><strong>L</strong></code> flag.</p>
-
+      <a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_l"><code><strong>L</strong></code> flag</a>,
+      or other flag which implies immediate termination, such as
+      <code><strong>END</strong></code> or
+      <code><strong>F</strong></code>.</p>
+ 
      <note><title>Modifying the Query String</title>
       <p>By default, the query string is passed through unchanged. You
       can, however, create URLs in the substitution string containing