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Configuration settings can be applied to specific resources by using a <location> tag with an appropriate path attribute. The path attribute can be used to identify a specific file or child directory to which unique configuration settings apply.

For example, the following configuration file specifies settings at three levels:

• Settings that apply to the current directory and all child directories ( everything contained within the top <configuration> tag )
• Settings that apply to the sub1 child directory ( everything contained within the <location> tag with a path attribute set to sub1 )
• Settings that apply to the sub2 child directory ( everything contained within the <location> tag with a path attribute set to sub2 )

<configuration>
   <system.web>  
      <sessionState cookieless = "true" timeout = "10" 
         server = "localhost" port = "42424" />
   </system.web>
   
   <!-- Configuration for the "Sub1" subdirectory -->
   <location path = "sub1">
      <system.web>
         <httpHandlers>
            <add verb = "*" path = "Sub1.Scott" type = "Sub1.Scott" />
            <add verb = "*" path = "Sub1.David" type = "Sub1.David" />
         </httpHandlers>
      </system.web>
   </location>

   <!-- Configuration for the "Sub2" subdirectory -->
   <location path = "sub2">
      <system.web>
         <httpHandlers>
            <add verb = "*" path = "Sub2.Scott" type = "Sub2.Scott" />
            <add verb = "*" path = "Sub2.David" type = "Sub2.David" />
         </httpHandlers>
      </system.web>
   </location>
</configuration>

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