# instaweb GIT-INSTAWEB(1) Git Manual GIT-INSTAWEB(1)

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

SYNOPSIS git instaweb [--local] [--httpd=] [--port=] [--browser=] git instaweb [--start] [--stop] [--restart]

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

OPTIONS -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 apache2,
       lighttpd, mongoose, plackup 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. See git-web--browse(1) for more
       information about this. If the script fails, the URL will be printed to stdout.

   start, --start
       Start the httpd instance and exit. Regenerate configuration files as necessary for spawning a new instance.

   stop, --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
       Restart the httpd instance and exit. Regenerate configuration files as necessary for spawning a new instance.

CONFIGURATION You may specify configuration in your .git/config

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

   If the configuration variable instaweb.browser is not set, web.browser will be used instead if it is defined. See git-web--browse(1) for more information about this.

SEE ALSO gitweb(1)

GIT Part of the git(1) suite

Git 2.9.5 04/03/2020 GIT-INSTAWEB(1)