.TH KIWIX 1 "21 May 2012"
.SH NAME
kiwix\-serve \- Kiwix HTTP Server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
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kiwix\-serve [\-\-index=INDEX_PATH] [\-\-port=PORT] [\-\-verbose] [\-\-daemon] [\-\-attachToProcess=PID] ZIM_PATH
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kiwix\-serve \-\-library [\-\-port=PORT] [\-\-verbose] [\-\-daemon] [\-\-attachToProcess=PID] LIBRARY_PATH
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Stand\-alone HTTP server for serving ZIM contents over the network.

.TP
\fB\-\-index=INDEX_PATH\fR
Path to index folder created using \fBkiwix-install\fB.

.TP
\fB\-\-port=PORT\fR
Port number on which the server should listen.
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By default, server listens on port 80.

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\fB\-\-verbose\fR
Enable verbose output.

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\fB\-\-daemon\fR
Run the server as a daemon.

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\fB\-\-attachToProcess=PID\fR
Shutdown the server when process numbered PID dies.

.TP
\fBZIM_PATH\fR
ZIM file of the content to serve.
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Mandatory if not in library mode.

.TP
\fB\-\-library\fR
Enable library mode.
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Serves the contents of a library file instead of a single ZIM file.

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\fBLIBRARY_PATH\fR
Kiwix library file path.
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Library is an XML file created using \fBkiwix-manage\fB.

.SH SEE ALSO
kiwix(1) kiwix\-manage(1)

.SH AUTHOR
Emmanuel Engelhart <kelson@kiwix.org>
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Vasudev Kamath <kamathvasudev@gmail.com> (Manual)