# DASHT-SERVER 1                2020-05-16                            2.4.0

## NAME

dasht-server - runs a local search engine for your web browser

## SYNOPSIS

`dasht-server` [*PORT*]

### Examples

`dasht-server`
  Starts a local search engine at <http://127.0.0.1:54321>.

`dasht-server` 8080
  Starts a local search engine on port number 8080.

## DESCRIPTION

Runs a local search engine on *PORT* number, at <http://127.0.0.1:PORT>,
which can only be accessed by web browsers running on the local machine.
If no *PORT* number is specified, then its value is assumed to be 54321.

The search engine's URL is printed to stdout, for the user's reference,
which can be used to launch a web browser along with the search engine:

    dasht-server | xargs -n1 w3m

## ENVIRONMENT

`DASHT_DOCSETS_DIR`
  Defines the filesystem location where your [Dash] docsets are installed.
  If undefined, its value is assumed to be `$XDG_DATA_HOME/dasht/docsets/`
  or, if `XDG_DATA_HOME` is undefined, `$HOME/.local/share/dasht/docsets/`.

## SEE ALSO

socat(1), dasht-server-http(1), dasht-docsets(1), dasht(1), [Dash]

[Dash]: https://kapeli.com/dash

## AUTHOR

Written in 2016 by Suraj N. Kurapati <https://github.com/sunaku/dasht>
Distributed under the terms of the ISC license (refer to README file).