Add an option to deal with broken encoding of entities

[Tatsh]

There is a version of lighttpd (I think) that does not correctly encode %20 (literal in the directory name) to %2520. To fix this you have to fix something like a%20space to a%2520space. Currently httpdirfs would just show a space in the listing and this will not work. A workaround option like --fix-percent-20-encoding for this would be great.

[gstrauss]

There is a version of lighttpd (I think)

Hi. I am a lighttpd developer. Please provide more details. The source code history of lighttpd suggests you misremembered which server had that issue, as lighttpd mod_dirlisting directory listings have always been encoded back to the source control history starting in 2005.

I think you should report the encoding bug upstream to whatever server has that issue and get the bug fixed upstream.

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While I have not used httpdirfs and I am sure that is a nice option, a very portable option nowadays is WebDAV
https://wiki.lighttpd.net/mod_webdav

[Tatsh]

It is definitely lighttpd on the server. Unfortunately the provider has been slow to update. I compared the CSS being used to the source and it is a perfect match plus the JavaScript matches.

[gstrauss]

I just tested lighttpd 1.4.79, and mod_dirlisting produces exactly what I expect: <a href="a%2520space">a%20space</a>

[fangfufu]

Have you got an example directory that I could access? @Tatsh, I am a bit confused by what you and @gstrauss are saying—I feel you two are contradicting each other.

[fangfufu]

I will leave this issue open for a few more moths, if there is no more reply, then I will close it.