chm_http(1)

💖 chm_http — bestie's guide to the lil webserver that peeks inside your chm files 💖

okay so like, chm_http(1)?? it's giving "tiny chaotic utility with main character energy" and i'm obsessed. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

chm_http — a simplistic web server that lets you browse chm files without extracting them. no unzipping, no mess, no drama. we simply serve it. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

chm_http [OPTION]... [FILE]...

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the vibe: chm_http spins up a simplistic webserver so you can look at whatever chm file you point it at through a totally regular web browser — and the whole time the chm stays exactly where it is, un-extracted, unbothered, living its truth. ✨

ngl though, in the words of the author himself, it's "probably badly broken" 💀 so like… use it with caution, bestie. it's giving iconically fragile.

🎀 USAGE 🎀

chm_http [--port=PORT] [--bind=IP] <chmfile>

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• --port=PORT — set the PORT for the server. pick your fave number, she'll listen there. 🌈
• --bind=IP_ADDRESS — bind the server to that IP ADDRESS. tell her which address to attach herself to. 📍

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Website: http://www.jedrea.com/chmlib/

🌟 AUTHOR 🌟

chm_http was written by Jed Wing <jedwin@ugcs.caltech.edu> 🫶

This manual page was written by Bymin Cutler <cutlerbc@simla.colostate.edu> and formatted by Kartik Mistry <kartik.mistry@gmail.com>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). no gatekeeping here, fr fr 💖

and that's the whole page, periodt. this lil doc is dated 2007-04-05 and it's from the chm_http(1) manual — a true vintage queen 👑💜 thanks for reading bestie, go browse some chm files (carefully!!) 🎀✨