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Bash-web-server
A purely bash web server, no socat, netcat, etc...
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9 sourcesActually, bash has now a loadable builtin to listen on tcp socket. I wrote a script and the patch. https://github.com/dzove855/Bash-web-server
The patch is now included in bash 5.2
In A simple web server written in AwkA pure bash web server is indeed possible using a loadable builtin. See: https://github.com/dzove855/Bash-web-server (discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29794979).
In BASH Stack – Bash Awk Sed HTMX web frameworkLike this you can do it without nc
https://github.com/dzove855/Bash-web-server
In Show HN: bashttp - a very (very) simple web server in BashThis is a wrapper around nc.
Here's a web server in pure bash:
https://github.com/dzove855/Bash-web-server
In Show HN: bashttp - a very (very) simple web server in Bash> For example, there is an implementation of an HTTP daemon written purely in bash[2]. Once again-- terrible idea, but great execution.
It's not pure bash, as it relies on netcat or socat plus some other external programs (ls, tree, cat, date).
There does exist a pure bash httpd though. It relies on a loadable builtin (from the bash tree though not built by default).
https://github.com/dzove855/Bash-web-server
In Bashing the Bash – Replacing Shell Scripts with Python (2017)Show HN: A pure bash web server. No netcat, socat, etc.
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