Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3A297D947 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2012 06:28:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 98139 invoked by uid 500); 6 Nov 2012 06:28:51 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 98082 invoked by uid 500); 6 Nov 2012 06:28:50 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 98057 invoked by uid 99); 6 Nov 2012 06:28:50 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:28:50 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of jens@couchbase.com designates 206.225.164.28 as permitted sender) Received: from [206.225.164.28] (HELO EXHUB020-1.exch020.serverdata.net) (206.225.164.28) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:28:45 +0000 Received: from EXVMBX020-1.exch020.serverdata.net ([169.254.4.103]) by EXHUB020-1.exch020.serverdata.net ([206.225.164.28]) with mapi; Mon, 5 Nov 2012 22:28:23 -0800 From: Jens Alfke To: "user@couchdb.apache.org" CC: "user@couchdb.apache.org" Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 22:28:24 -0800 Subject: Re: Exist test? Thread-Topic: Exist test? Thread-Index: Ac275+wex5PdldoiTmqfTAqPxqyN3Q== Message-ID: References: <99EA19FD-5ED6-4EDA-B538-2D78DCE47DFF@charter.net> <015401cdbbd2$bff604b0$3fe20e10$@charter.net> <015e01cdbbd3$a8973db0$f9c5b910$@charter.net> <958944EF-2301-4BB1-964A-EE09428DA385@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <958944EF-2301-4BB1-964A-EE09428DA385@charter.net> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org I already pointed you to the Complete Guide book (see URL in my last post.)= please read at least the first few chapters, as I think they'll answer a l= ot of your questions. --Jens [via iPhone] On Nov 5, 2012, at 8:30 PM, "Kevin Burton" wrote= : > I understand the HTTP verb HEAD. But I was unaware that that verb was par= t of CRUD and a REST interface, particularly in the CouchDB interface. Wher= e can I learn more about HEAD and the REST interface to CouchDB? >=20 > On Nov 5, 2012, at 10:06 PM, Dustin Sallings wrote: >=20 >> "Kevin Burton" >> writes: >>=20 >>> This tells me about the HTTP verbs but I don't know how that relates to >>> CouchDB. >>=20 >> It specifically answers the question you asked. You seemed to not >> understand what HEAD means. After reading that part of the spec, do you >> still not understand? If you don't, then please describe what more you >> need, or what parts of the spec you found unclear. >>=20 >> --=20 >> dustin >>=20