+/***
+ * [[conf_direct]]
+ * Direct access
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * Direct access to configuration items.
+ * You probably should not need this, but in your do, you have to handle
+ * <<journal,journalling>> yourself.
+ ***/
+
+/**
+ * List of operations used on items.
+ * This macro is used to generate internal source code,
+ * but you may be interested in the list of operations it creates.
+ *
+ * Each operation corresponds to the same-named operation
+ * described in <<config:operations,configuration syntax>>.
+ **/
+#define CF_OPERATIONS T(CLOSE) T(SET) T(CLEAR) T(ALL) \
+ T(APPEND) T(PREPEND) T(REMOVE) T(EDIT) T(AFTER) T(BEFORE) T(COPY) T(RESET)
+ /* Closing brace finishes previous block.
+ * Basic attributes (static, dynamic, parsed) can be used with SET.
+ * Dynamic arrays can be used with SET, APPEND, PREPEND.
+ * Sections can be used with SET.
+ * Lists can be used with everything. */
+#define T(x) OP_##x,
+enum cf_operation { CF_OPERATIONS }; /** Allowed operations on items. See <<def_CF_OPERATIONS,`CF_OPERATIONS`>> for list (they have an `OP_` prefix -- it means you use `OP_SET` instead of just `SET`). **/
+#undef T
+
+/**
+ * Searches for a configuration item called @name.
+ * If it is found, it is copied into @item and NULL is returned.
+ * Otherwise, an error is returned and @item is zeroed.
+ **/
+char *cf_find_item(const char *name, struct cf_item *item);
+/**
+ * Performs a single operation on a given item.
+ **/
+char *cf_modify_item(struct cf_item *item, enum cf_operation op, int number, char **pars);
+
+/***
+ * [[conf_dump]]
+ * Debug dumping
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ ***/