[nodesocket]

I use python for serving my local static site development with this custom little bash wrapper script I wrote:

    #!/usr/bin/env bash
    set -e; [[ $TRACE ]] && set -x

    port=8080
    dir="."

    if [[ "$1" == "-h" || "$1" == "--help" ]]; then
        echo "usage: http-server [PORT] [DIRECTORY]"
        echo "  PORT      Port to listen on (default: 8080)"
        echo "  DIRECTORY Directory to serve (default: .)"
        exit 0
    fi

    if [ -n "$1" ]; then
        port=$1
    fi

    if [[ -n "$2" ]]; then
        dir=$2
    fi

    python3 -m http.server --directory "$dir" --protocol HTTP/1.1 "$port"

[Y_Y]

From the people who brought you Useless Use of Cat, here's our newest innovation: Useless Use of Bash!

That whole script could just be the last line! Maybe you could add defaults like

    "${port:-8080}"

[nodesocket]

Fair, but don't need to be snooty about it. :-)

    port="${1:-8080}"
    dir="${2:-.}"

[DiggyJohnson]

Genuinely curious about what the full script would look like in consideration of your feedback.

[porridgeraisin]

  python3 -m http.server "${$1:-8080}" "${$2:-.}"

[Y_Y]

Almost! That will read the variable whose name is is the script argument. Also the directory argument needs a flag on my setup. It should be:

  python3 -mhttp.server "${1:-8080}" -d "${2:-.}"

[porridgeraisin]

Yep, you're right.