py-serv.sh

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

port_param=$1
port=${port_param:-5555}

function processId {
	/bin/ps aux | grep "SimpleHTTPServer $port" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'
}

# kill previous processes
processId | xargs kill -9

# start the python server
/usr/bin/nohup /usr/bin/python -m SimpleHTTPServer $port >/dev/null 2>&1 &

# spit out the process id
echo -n "Server started on port $port, process id "
processId