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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# serve TiddlyWiki5 over HTTP
+
+pushd tw5.com > /dev/null
+
+node ../core/boot.js \
+	--verbose \
+	--server 8080 $:/core/templates/tiddlywiki5.template.html text/plain text/html \
+	|| exit 1
+
+popd > /dev/null