Small node.js file server

fileserver.js

var express = require('express');
var app = express();

app.set('port', process.argv[2] || process.env.PORT || 1337);
app.set('location', process.argv[3] || __dirname);

app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.favicon());

app.use(express.directory(app.get('location')));
app.use(express.static(app.get('location')));

app.listen(app.get('port'))
console.log('App listening on \'0.0.0.0:' + app.get('port') + '\'');

HOWTO.md

Run this command to get a view of the parent directory on 0.0.0.0:1337:

$ node fileserver.js 1337 '../'