Nginx variables for the subpath inside the current location or alias

Question

Is there an Nginx variable for the subpath inside the current location, or inside the current alias?

For example, given location /static {...} and GET /static/booze.png, is there a variable containing /booze.png, which would be the subpath inside the current location?

Or otherwise, given location /static { alias /srv/static-files; ...} and the same GET, is there a variable containing /booze.png, the subpath inside the current alias?

I know I can use regex locations to capture it, but I'd like to avoid it if I can use a builtin variable.

Answer 1

No, but you may try a trick like this:

location ~* /static/(.*)$ {
  set $subpath = $1;
}

The only thing you have to keep in mind - regexp locations have priority over regular ones.