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 --local

• Listen on a specific port:

git instaweb --start --port {{1234}}

• Use a specified http daemon:

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

• Also auto-launch a web browser:

git instaweb --start --browser

• Stop the currently running gitweb server:

git instaweb --stop

• Restart the currently running gitweb server:

git instaweb --restart