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June 15, 2019 21:34
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A script I wrote to preview a build directory (in my case Hugo's `public` folder, but adjust to taste).
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| port=${1-1919} | |
| # 1. Navigate to the built folder & start a server in it | |
| cd public | |
| python -m SimpleHTTPServer "$port" & | |
| server_pid=$! | |
| # 2. Trap any killing of this process so that we kill the backgrounded server | |
| function kill_server { | |
| kill $server_pid | |
| } | |
| trap kill_server EXIT | |
| # 3. Wait a tiny bit for the server to boot, then open a browser window | |
| sleep 0.1 | |
| open "http://localhost:$port" | |
| wait $server_pid | |
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