StevenBlack · June 7, 2013 00:58 · Jun 6, 2013 · Jun 6, 2013 · Jun 6, 2013 · Jun 6, 2013
diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Depends on [Twisted](http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads).
 $ twistd -n web -p 8000 --path .
 ```
 
-The old way:
+Or:
 
 ```shell
 $ python -c 'from twisted.web.server import Site; from twisted.web.static import File; from twisted.internet import reactor; reactor.listenTCP(8000, Site(File("."))); reactor.run()'

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ $ python -m http.server 8000
 
 Depends on [Twisted](http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads).
 
+```shell
+$ twistd -n web -p 8000 --path .
+```
+
+The old way:
+
 ```shell
 $ python -c 'from twisted.web.server import Site; from twisted.web.static import File; from twisted.internet import reactor; reactor.listenTCP(8000, Site(File("."))); reactor.run()'
 ```

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ $ perl -MMojolicious::Lite -MCwd -e 'app->static->paths->[0]=getcwd; app->start'
 
 **Node.js #1**
 
+Note: This server does funky things with relative paths. For example, if you have a file `/tests/index.html`, it will load `index.html` if you go to `/test`, but will treat relative paths as if they were coming from `/`.
+
 ```shell
 $ npm install -g http-server   # install dependency
 $ http-server -p 8000

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ $ gem install adsf   # install dependency
 $ adsf -p 8000
 ```
 
+**Sinatra (Ruby)**
+
+No directory listings.
+
+```shell
+$ gem install sinatra   # install dependencies
+$ ruby -rsinatra -e'set :public_folder, "."; set :port, 8000'
+```
+
 **Perl**
 
 Credit: [Anonymous Monk](http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=865239)

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Credit: [/u/prawnsalad](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_a
 No directory listings.
 
 ```shell
-php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
+$ php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
 ```
 
 **Erlang**
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Credit: [@nivertech](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841166) (w
 No directory listings.
 
 ```shell
-erl -s inets -eval 'inets:start(httpd,[{server_name,"NAME"},{document_root, "."},{server_root, "."},{port, 8000},{mime_types,[{"html","text/html"},{"htm","text/html"},{"js","text/javascript"},{"css","text/css"},{"gif","image/gif"},{"jpg","image/jpeg"},{"jpeg","image/jpeg"},{"png","image/png"}]}]).'
+$ erl -s inets -eval 'inets:start(httpd,[{server_name,"NAME"},{document_root, "."},{server_root, "."},{port, 8000},{mime_types,[{"html","text/html"},{"htm","text/html"},{"js","text/javascript"},{"css","text/css"},{"gif","image/gif"},{"jpg","image/jpeg"},{"jpeg","image/jpeg"},{"png","image/png"}]}]).'
 ```
 
 **IIS Express**

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ $ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root=>".");' -p
 
 **Mojolicious (Perl)**
 
+No directory listings.
+
 ```shell
 $ cpan Mojolicious::Lite   # install dependency
 $ perl -MMojolicious::Lite -MCwd -e 'app->static->paths->[0]=getcwd; app->start' daemon -l http://*:8000

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Credit: [miyagawa](http://advent.plackperl.org/2009/12/day-5-run-a-static-file-w
 
 ```shell
 $ cpan Plack   # install dependency
-$ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root => ".");' -p 8000
+$ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root=>".");' -p 8000
 ```
 
 **Mojolicious (Perl)**

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ $ perl -MHTTP::Server::Brick -e '$s=HTTP::Server::Brick->new(port=>8000); $s->mo
 Credit: [miyagawa](http://advent.plackperl.org/2009/12/day-5-run-a-static-file-web-server-with-plack.html)
 
 ```shell
-$ curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus   # install cpanminus
-$ cpanm Plack                                                # install dependency
+$ cpan Plack   # install dependency
 $ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root => ".");' -p 8000
 ```
 

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Credit: [@twome](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841393)
 
 No directory listings.
 
-```
+```shell
 $ gem install adsf   # install dependency
 $ adsf -p 8000
 ```
@@ -46,20 +46,27 @@ $ adsf -p 8000
 Credit: [Anonymous Monk](http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=865239)
 
 ```shell
-$ perl -MCPAN -e "install HTTP::Server::Brick"   # install dependency
+$ cpan HTTP::Server::Brick   # install dependency
 $ perl -MHTTP::Server::Brick -e '$s=HTTP::Server::Brick->new(port=>8000); $s->mount("/"=>{path=>"."}); $s->start'
 ```
 
 **Plack (Perl)**
 
 Credit: [miyagawa](http://advent.plackperl.org/2009/12/day-5-run-a-static-file-web-server-with-plack.html)
 
-```
+```shell
 $ curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus   # install cpanminus
 $ cpanm Plack                                                # install dependency
 $ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root => ".");' -p 8000
 ```
 
+**Mojolicious (Perl)**
+
+```shell
+$ cpan Mojolicious::Lite   # install dependency
+$ perl -MMojolicious::Lite -MCwd -e 'app->static->paths->[0]=getcwd; app->start' daemon -l http://*:8000
+```
+
 **Node.js #1**
 
 ```shell

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ C:\> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /path:C:\MyWeb /port:80
 
 # Meta
 
-If you have any suggestions, drop them in the comments below or on the reddit discussion. To get on this list, a solution has to:
+If you have any suggestions, drop them in the comments below or on the reddit discussion. To get on this list, a solution must:
 
-1. Serve static files using your current directory (or a specified directory) as the server root.
-2. Be able to be run with just one line (dependencies are fine if they're a one-time thing).
-3. Serve basic file types (html, css, js, images) with proper mime types.
+1. serve static files using your current directory (or a specified directory) as the server root,
+2. be able to be run with a single, one line command (dependencies are fine if they're a one-time thing),
+3. serve basic file types (html, css, js, images) with proper mime types,
+4. require no configuration (from files or otherwise) beyond the command itself (no framework-specific servers, etc)
diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -112,5 +112,6 @@ C:\> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /path:C:\MyWeb /port:80
 
 If you have any suggestions, drop them in the comments below or on the reddit discussion. To get on this list, a solution has to:
 
-1. Serve static files (with proper mime types) using your current directory (or a specified directory) as the server root.
-2. Be able to be run with just one line (dependencies are fine if they are a one-time thing).
+1. Serve static files using your current directory (or a specified directory) as the server root.
+2. Be able to be run with just one line (dependencies are fine if they're a one-time thing).
+3. Serve basic file types (html, css, js, images) with proper mime types.
diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -107,3 +107,10 @@ Depends on [IIS Express](http://www.iis.net/learn/extensions/introduction-to-iis
 ```shell
 C:\> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /path:C:\MyWeb /port:8000
 ```
+
+# Meta
+
+If you have any suggestions, drop them in the comments below or on the reddit discussion. To get on this list, a solution has to:
+
+1. Serve static files (with proper mime types) using your current directory (or a specified directory) as the server root.
+2. Be able to be run with just one line (dependencies are fine if they are a one-time thing).
diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ $ perl -MHTTP::Server::Brick -e '$s=HTTP::Server::Brick->new(port=>8000); $s->mo
 Credit: [miyagawa](http://advent.plackperl.org/2009/12/day-5-run-a-static-file-web-server-with-plack.html)
 
 ```
-$ curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus   # install cpanminus if you don't have it
+$ curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus   # install cpanminus
 $ cpanm Plack                                                # install dependency
 $ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root => ".");' -p 8000
 ```

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
 $ python -m http.server 8000
 ```
 
-**Python Twisted**
+**Twisted (Python)**
 
 Depends on [Twisted](http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads).
 
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ Credit: [Barking Iguana](http://barkingiguana.com/2010/04/11/a-one-line-web-serv
 $ ruby -rwebrick -e'WEBrick::HTTPServer.new(:Port => 8000, :DocumentRoot => Dir.pwd).start'
 ```
 
+**adsf (Ruby)**
+
+Credit: [@twome](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841393)
+
+No directory listings.
+
+```
+$ gem install adsf   # install dependency
+$ adsf -p 8000
+```
+
 **Perl**
 
 Credit: [Anonymous Monk](http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=865239)
@@ -44,8 +55,8 @@ $ perl -MHTTP::Server::Brick -e '$s=HTTP::Server::Brick->new(port=>8000); $s->mo
 Credit: [miyagawa](http://advent.plackperl.org/2009/12/day-5-run-a-static-file-web-server-with-plack.html)
 
 ```
-$ curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus   # install cpanminus
-$ cpanm Plack                                                # install plack
+$ curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus   # install cpanminus if you don't have it
+$ cpanm Plack                                                # install dependency
 $ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root => ".");' -p 8000
 ```
 

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ $ perl -MCPAN -e "install HTTP::Server::Brick"   # install dependency
 $ perl -MHTTP::Server::Brick -e '$s=HTTP::Server::Brick->new(port=>8000); $s->mount("/"=>{path=>"."}); $s->start'
 ```
 
+**Plack (Perl)**
+
+Credit: [miyagawa](http://advent.plackperl.org/2009/12/day-5-run-a-static-file-web-server-with-plack.html)
+
+```
+$ curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus   # install cpanminus
+$ cpanm Plack                                                # install plack
+$ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root => ".");' -p 8000
+```
+
 **Node.js #1**
 
 ```shell

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $ python -m http.server 8000
 
 Depends on [Twisted](http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads).
 
-``shell
+```shell
 $ python -c 'from twisted.web.server import Site; from twisted.web.static import File; from twisted.internet import reactor; reactor.listenTCP(8000, Site(File("."))); reactor.run()'
 ```
 

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Discussion on reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/).
 
-Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http server in your current (or specified) directory. Use this power wisely.
+Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static file server in your current (or specified) directory. Use this power wisely.
 
 **Python 2.x**
 

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Discussion on reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/).
 
-Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http server in your current directory. Use this power wisely.
+Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http server in your current (or specified) directory. Use this power wisely.
 
 **Python 2.x**
 

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[Discussion on reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/).
+
 Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http server in your current directory. Use this power wisely.
 
 **Python 2.x**
@@ -12,6 +14,14 @@ $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
 $ python -m http.server 8000
 ```
 
+**Python Twisted**
+
+Depends on [Twisted](http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads).
+
+``shell
+$ python -c 'from twisted.web.server import Site; from twisted.web.static import File; from twisted.internet import reactor; reactor.listenTCP(8000, Site(File("."))); reactor.run()'
+```
+
 **Ruby**
 
 Credit: [Barking Iguana](http://barkingiguana.com/2010/04/11/a-one-line-web-server-in-ruby/)
@@ -71,7 +81,7 @@ Credit: [/u/fjantomen](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad
 
 No directory listings. `/path` *must* be an absolute path.
 
-Depends on IIS Express which "comes with WebMatrix, Visual Studio or can be installed separately".
+Depends on [IIS Express](http://www.iis.net/learn/extensions/introduction-to-iis-express/iis-express-overview).
 
 ```shell
 C:\> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /path:C:\MyWeb /port:8000

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Credit: [/u/fjantomen](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad
 
 No directory listings. `/path` *must* be an absolute path.
 
-Depends on IIS Express which "comes with WebMatrix, Visual Studio or can be installed separately" (credit [/u/fjantomen](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cada8no))
+Depends on IIS Express which "comes with WebMatrix, Visual Studio or can be installed separately".
 
 ```shell
 C:\> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /path:C:\MyWeb /port:8000

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -64,3 +64,15 @@ No directory listings.
 ```shell
 erl -s inets -eval 'inets:start(httpd,[{server_name,"NAME"},{document_root, "."},{server_root, "."},{port, 8000},{mime_types,[{"html","text/html"},{"htm","text/html"},{"js","text/javascript"},{"css","text/css"},{"gif","image/gif"},{"jpg","image/jpeg"},{"jpeg","image/jpeg"},{"png","image/png"}]}]).'
 ```
+
+**IIS Express**
+
+Credit: [/u/fjantomen](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cada8no)
+
+No directory listings. `/path` *must* be an absolute path.
+
+Depends on IIS Express which "comes with WebMatrix, Visual Studio or can be installed separately" (credit [/u/fjantomen](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cada8no))
+
+```shell
+C:\> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /path:C:\MyWeb /port:8000
+```
diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ $ http-server -p 8000
 
 **Node.js #2**
 
+No directory listings.
+
 ```shell
-# Runs in Node.js using node-static. No directory listings.
 $ npm install -g node-static   # install dependency
 $ static -p 8000
 ```
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ $ static -p 8000
 
 Credit: [/u/prawnsalad](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cad9ew3), [@MattLicense](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-841131)
 
+No directory listings.
+
 ```shell
 php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
 ```
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
 
 Credit: [@nivertech](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841166) (with the addition of some basic mime types)
 
+No directory listings.
+
 ```shell
 erl -s inets -eval 'inets:start(httpd,[{server_name,"NAME"},{document_root, "."},{server_root, "."},{port, 8000},{mime_types,[{"html","text/html"},{"htm","text/html"},{"js","text/javascript"},{"css","text/css"},{"gif","image/gif"},{"jpg","image/jpeg"},{"jpeg","image/jpeg"},{"png","image/png"}]}]).'
 ```
diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ $ static -p 8000
 
 **PHP >= 5.4**
 
-Credit:
-* [/u/prawnsalad](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cad9ew3)
-* [@MattLicense](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-841131)
+Credit: [/u/prawnsalad](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cad9ew3), [@MattLicense](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-841131)
 
 ```shell
 php -S 127.0.0.1:8000

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ $ python -m http.server 8000
 
 **Ruby**
 
-Credit: http://barkingiguana.com/2010/04/11/a-one-line-web-server-in-ruby/
+Credit: [Barking Iguana](http://barkingiguana.com/2010/04/11/a-one-line-web-server-in-ruby/)
 
 ```shell
 $ ruby -rwebrick -e'WEBrick::HTTPServer.new(:Port => 8000, :DocumentRoot => Dir.pwd).start'
 ```
 
 **Perl**
 
-Credit: http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=865239
+Credit: [Anonymous Monk](http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=865239)
 
 ```shell
 $ perl -MCPAN -e "install HTTP::Server::Brick"   # install dependency

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ $ static -p 8000
 **PHP >= 5.4**
 
 Credit:
-* http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cad9ew3
-* https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-841131
+* [/u/prawnsalad](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cad9ew3)
+* [@MattLicense](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-841131)
 
 ```shell
 php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
 ```
 
 **Erlang**
 
-Credit: @nivertech https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841166 (with the addition of some basic mime types)
+Credit: [@nivertech](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841166) (with the addition of some basic mime types)
 
 ```shell
 erl -s inets -eval 'inets:start(httpd,[{server_name,"NAME"},{document_root, "."},{server_root, "."},{port, 8000},{mime_types,[{"html","text/html"},{"htm","text/html"},{"js","text/javascript"},{"css","text/css"},{"gif","image/gif"},{"jpg","image/jpeg"},{"jpeg","image/jpeg"},{"png","image/png"}]}]).'

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
 
 **Erlang**
 
-Credit: https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841166 (with the addition of some basic mime types)
+Credit: @nivertech https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841166 (with the addition of some basic mime types)
 
 ```shell
 erl -s inets -eval 'inets:start(httpd,[{server_name,"NAME"},{document_root, "."},{server_root, "."},{port, 8000},{mime_types,[{"html","text/html"},{"htm","text/html"},{"js","text/javascript"},{"css","text/css"},{"gif","image/gif"},{"jpg","image/jpeg"},{"jpeg","image/jpeg"},{"png","image/png"}]}]).'

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -53,3 +53,11 @@ Credit:
 ```shell
 php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
 ```
+
+**Erlang**
+
+Credit: https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841166 (with the addition of some basic mime types)
+
+```shell
+erl -s inets -eval 'inets:start(httpd,[{server_name,"NAME"},{document_root, "."},{server_root, "."},{port, 8000},{mime_types,[{"html","text/html"},{"htm","text/html"},{"js","text/javascript"},{"css","text/css"},{"gif","image/gif"},{"jpg","image/jpeg"},{"jpeg","image/jpeg"},{"png","image/png"}]}]).'
+```
diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -43,3 +43,13 @@ $ http-server -p 8000
 $ npm install -g node-static   # install dependency
 $ static -p 8000
 ```
+
+**PHP >= 5.4**
+
+Credit:
+* http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cad9ew3
+* https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-841131
+
+```shell
+php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
+```
diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http server in your current directory. Use this power wisely.
 
-**python 2.x**
+**Python 2.x**
 
 ```shell
 $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
 ```
 
-**python 3.x**
+**Python 3.x**
 
 ```shell
 $ python -m http.server 8000
 ```
 
-**ruby**
+**Ruby**
 
 Credit: http://barkingiguana.com/2010/04/11/a-one-line-web-server-in-ruby/
 

diff --git a/web-servers.md b/web-servers.md
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ $ perl -MCPAN -e "install HTTP::Server::Brick"   # install dependency
 $ perl -MHTTP::Server::Brick -e '$s=HTTP::Server::Brick->new(port=>8000); $s->mount("/"=>{path=>"."}); $s->start'
 ```
 
-**Node.js**
+**Node.js #1**
 
 ```shell
 $ npm install -g http-server   # install dependency
 $ http-server -p 8000
 ```
 
+**Node.js #2**
+
 ```shell
 # Runs in Node.js using node-static. No directory listings.
 $ npm install -g node-static   # install dependency