git-instaweb(1)
===============

NAME
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git-instaweb - Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'git-instaweb' [--local] [--httpd=<httpd>] [--port=<port>]
               [--browser=<browser>]
'git-instaweb' [--start] [--stop] [--restart]

DESCRIPTION
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A simple script to setup gitweb and a web server for browsing the local
repository.

OPTIONS
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-l|--local::
	Only bind the web server to the local IP (127.0.0.1).

-d|--httpd::
	The HTTP daemon command-line that will be executed.
	Command-line options may be specified here, and the
	configuration file will be added at the end of the command-line.
	Currently lighttpd, apache2 and webrick are supported.
	(Default: lighttpd)

-m|--module-path::
	The module path (only needed if httpd is Apache).
	(Default: /usr/lib/apache2/modules)

-p|--port::
	The port number to bind the httpd to.  (Default: 1234)

-b|--browser::
	The web browser that should be used to view the gitweb
	page. This will be passed to the 'git-web--browse' helper
	script along with the URL of the gitweb instance. If the
	script fails, the URL will be printed to stdout.
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Note that the 'git-web--browse' script tries, as much as possible, to
display the HTML page in a new tab on an already opened browser.
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The following browsers are currently supported by 'git-web--browse':
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* firefox (this is the default under X Window when not using KDE)
* iceweasel
* konqueror (this is the default under KDE)
* w3m (this is the default outside X Window)
* links
* lynx
* dillo

--start::
	Start the httpd instance and exit.  This does not generate
	any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance.

--stop::
	Stop the httpd instance and exit.  This does not generate
	any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance,
	nor does it close the browser.

--restart::
	Restart the httpd instance and exit.  This does not generate
	any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance.

CONFIGURATION
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You may specify configuration in your .git/config

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[instaweb]
	local = true
	httpd = apache2 -f
	port = 4321
	browser = konqueror
	modulepath = /usr/lib/apache2/modules

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If the configuration variable 'instaweb.browser' is not set,
'web.browser' will be used instead if it is defined.

You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred browser by
setting the configuration variable 'browser.<tool>.path'. For example,
you can configure the absolute path to firefox by setting
'browser.firefox.path'. Otherwise, 'git-web--browse' assumes the tool
is available in PATH.

Author
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Written by Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>

Documentation
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Documentation by Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>.

GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite