readme is a Go app to display your readme file in your browser, enabling you to use any editor you like and get a live preview before committing. It searches the current working directory for any file matching README*, and uses the first file it finds as the source. The view in your browser is dynamically updated as changes are saved to the file.

• HTTP server serves up your parsed README.md file
• Filesystem watches provide fast updates whenever your README changes
• Long-polling makes your changes visible almost instantly in the browser
• open command on most systems allows launching a browser window

Assuming you have Golang all set up:

go get github.com/ryanuber/readme-server
go build -o ./readme github.com/ryanuber/readme-server

There is only a single command to start the server. Against all odds, its name is readme:

usage: readme [options]

Starts an HTTP server to display live updates to your README file.
By default, the current working directory is searched for a file
with the prefix 'README'. The file can be specified explicilty by
passing an additional argument with the path to the desired file.

Options:
  -port=<number>  The port number to start the server on.
  -dont-open      Do not automatically open the page in a browser

You can stop the server using ctrl+c.

This project is geared toward README generation only. It currently only supports rendering a single file, so if there are links to other markdown files, they will not be functional.