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/usr/bin/lighttpd

Secure, fast, compliant and very flexible web-server

From lighttpd 1.4.85-r6 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running lighttpd --help (exit 255). permalink

/usr/bin/lighttpd: invalid option -- '-'
lighttpd/1.4.85-devel-lighttpd-1.4.85 (ssl) - a light and fast webserver
usage:
 -f <name>  filename of the config-file ('-' for stdin)
 -m <name>  module directory (default: /usr/lib)
 -i <secs>  graceful shutdown after <secs> of inactivity
 -1         process single (one) request on stdin socket, then exit
 -p         print the parsed config-file in internal form, and exit
 -t         test config-file syntax, then exit
 -tt        test config-file syntax, load and init modules, then exit
 -D         don't go to background (default: go to background)
 -v         show version
 -V         show compile-time features
 -h         show this help
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
-f namefilename of the config-file ('-' for stdin)help
-m namemodule directory (default: /usr/lib)help
-i secsgraceful shutdown after <secs> of inactivityhelp
-1Process single (one) request on stdin socket, then exit.help + man
-pPrint the parsed configuration file in its internal form and exit.help + man
-tTest the configuration file for syntax errors and exit.help + man
-ttTest the configuration file for syntax errors, load and initialize modules, and exit.help + man
-Ddon't go to background (default: go to background)help + man
-vShow version and exit.help + man
-VShow compile-time features and exit.help + man
-hShow a brief help message and exit.help + man

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