6 git-instaweb - Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb
11 'git instaweb' [--local] [--httpd=<httpd>] [--port=<port>]
13 'git instaweb' [--start] [--stop] [--restart]
17 A simple script to set up `gitweb` and a web server for browsing the local
25 Only bind the web server to the local IP (127.0.0.1).
29 The HTTP daemon command-line that will be executed.
30 Command-line options may be specified here, and the
31 configuration file will be added at the end of the command-line.
32 Currently lighttpd, apache2 and webrick are supported.
37 The module path (only needed if httpd is Apache).
38 (Default: /usr/lib/apache2/modules)
42 The port number to bind the httpd to. (Default: 1234)
46 The web browser that should be used to view the gitweb
47 page. This will be passed to the 'git-web--browse' helper
48 script along with the URL of the gitweb instance. See
49 linkgit:git-web--browse[1] for more information about this. If
50 the script fails, the URL will be printed to stdout.
53 Start the httpd instance and exit. This does not generate
54 any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance.
57 Stop the httpd instance and exit. This does not generate
58 any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance,
59 nor does it close the browser.
62 Restart the httpd instance and exit. This does not generate
63 any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance.
68 You may specify configuration in your .git/config
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76 modulepath = /usr/lib/apache2/modules
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80 If the configuration variable 'instaweb.browser' is not set,
81 'web.browser' will be used instead if it is defined. See
82 linkgit:git-web--browse[1] for more information about this.
86 Written by Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
90 Documentation by Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>.
94 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite