Small scripts for common network tasks.

miniserver.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -e

if [[ "$1" == '-h' ]]; then
	echo 'Starts a simple HTTP server publishing the current directory.'
	echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [directory=pwd] [port=8080]"
	exit 0
fi

if [[ -z $(command -v python) ]]; then
	echo 'This script requires Python.'
	exit 1
fi

if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
	WD="$1"
else
	WD="$PWD"
fi

if [[ -n "$2" ]]; then
	PORT="$2"
else
	PORT='8080'
fi

if [[ ! -d "$WD" ]]; then
	echo "Cannot find directory \`$WD\`."
	exit 2
fi

cd "$WD"
python -m SimpleHTTPServer $PORT

Network scripts

- Miniserver
  Starts a simple HTTP server publishing the current directory