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Serve current directory over HTTP using Python
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python -m SimpleHTTPServer
By default, SimpleHTTPServer serves on port 8000. To specify a port, use (where 9090 is the port you want):
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 9090
And to run it in the background, use:
python -m SimpleHTTPServer &
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