node-paperserve - Quick and dirty web server from your working directory
Install
$ npm install paperserve
Usage
paperserve [path-to-serve]
-p, --port [PORT] set the port to listen on, default 8000
-q, --quiet turn off any logging, default false
-h, --help display this help message
Here’s what the output looks like:
>>> paperserve: running on port 8000, serving from '/cygdrive/d/Workspace/public/node-paperserve'
>>> paperserve: Press Ctrl-C to stop.
Source code can be found on GitHub. As for the motivation behind the project – let’s just say I prefer JavaScript to Python.