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+require 'webrick'
+
+###
+# Simple WEBrick file server.  Usage:
+#
+# Start the file server, serving the files in the current directory
+#
+#   $ ruby -rwebrick/simple -e start
+#
+# Start the file server, serving the files in the current directory on
+# port 5000.
+#
+#   $ ruby -rwebrick/simple -e start 5000
+#
+# Start the file server, serving the files in /tmp on port 5000.
+#
+#   $ ruby -rwebrick/simple -e start 5000 /tmp
+
+def start
+  port = ARGV.fetch 0, 0
+  root = ARGV.fetch 1, '.'
+  s    = WEBrick::HTTPServer.new(:DocumentRoot => root, :Port => port)
+  trap('INT') { s.shutdown }
+  s.start
+end