---
name: "klaus"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "klaus"
version: "2.0.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/klaus"
---

# klaus(1)

easy to set up Git web viewer

## NAME

klaus - easy to set up Git web viewer

## SYNOPSIS

**klaus** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*DIR*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Klaus is a simple and easy-to-set-up Git web viewer that Just Works™.

Note that the klaus binary just starts a test instance. The klaus script uses wsgiref internally which doesn't scale at all - it's single-threaded and non-asynchronous.

It supports syntax highlighting and Git Smart HTTP.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--host** HOST

  default: 127.0.0.1

- **--port** PORT

  default: 8080

- **--site-name** SITE\_NAME

  site name showed in header. default: your hostname

- **--version**

  print version number

- **-b**, **--browser**

  open klaus in a browser on server start

- **-B** BROWSER, **--with-browser** BROWSER

  specify which browser to use with **--browser**

- **--ctags** {none,tags-and-branches,ALL}

  enable ctags for which revisions? default: none. WARNING: Don't use 'ALL' for public servers!

### Git Smart HTTP:

- **--smarthttp**

  enable Git Smart HTTP serving

- **--htdigest** FILE

  use credentials from FILE

### Development flags:

-

  DO NOT USE IN PRODUCTION!

- **--debug**

  Enable Werkzeug debugger and reloader

## AUTHORS

Copyright © 2011-2015 Jonas Haag \<jonas@lophus.org\> and contributors (see Git logs).