The format for redirecting pages is (Redirect code old-page.html new-page.html) Example follows:

Code:

Redirect 301 /old-page.html http://www.brugbart.com/newpage.html

The above redirects the "old-page.html" from a root relative point, you can also use absolute paths.

I would say that you should focus your efforts elseware, giving a 301 redirect instead of 404 on your broken links is a bad idea, the errors are in place for a reason, and they could potientially end up confusing your visitors.

You can however create some custom error pages, which can be used to help your visitors. Example:

Code:

ErrorDocument 404 /404.html

If you need to know the pages which generates 404, then check your server-log files, or the Google Webmaster Tools.

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