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git instaweb — Helper to launch a GitWeb server. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-instaweb>.

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Problem

How to use the git instaweb command: Helper to launch a GitWeb server. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-instaweb>.

Solution

git instaweb — Helper to launch a GitWeb server. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-instaweb>.

Launch a GitWeb server for the current Git repository:

git instaweb --start

Listen only on localhost:

git instaweb --start {{[-l|--local]}}

Listen on a specific port:

git instaweb --start {{[-p|--port]}} {{1234}}

Use a specified HTTP daemon:

git instaweb --start {{[-d|--httpd]}} {{lighttpd|apache2|mongoose|plackup|webrick}}

Also auto-launch a web browser:

git instaweb --start {{[-b|--browser]}}

Stop the currently running GitWeb server:

git instaweb --stop

Restart the currently running GitWeb server:

git instaweb --restart

Code Snippets

Launch a GitWeb server for the current Git repository

git instaweb --start

Listen only on localhost

git instaweb --start {{[-l|--local]}}

Listen on a specific port

git instaweb --start {{[-p|--port]}} {{1234}}

Use a specified HTTP daemon

git instaweb --start {{[-d|--httpd]}} {{lighttpd|apache2|mongoose|plackup|webrick}}

Also auto-launch a web browser

git instaweb --start {{[-b|--browser]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git instaweb

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