fexp

A minimal CLI to serve a simple HTTP backend for browsing and uploading files.

Install

You can install fexp via pip:

pip install fexp

CLI

fexp [--host HOST] [--port PORT] [--root ROOT] [--quiet] [--upload] [--cors]

• --host (default: 127.0.0.1)
• --port (default: 8765)
• --root root directory to expose (default: $PWD)
• --quiet disable logging output (default: false)
• --upload enable upload support (default: false)
• --cors enable CORS (default: false)

Web UI

A minimal web UI is available at:

• GET /path/to/dir — opens a simple file manager page

Features:

• Navigate directories with breadcrumbs
• Click files to preview (text) or open in a new tab
• Upload files into the current directory (requires --upload)

HTTP API

List Directory

List the contents of a directory in JSON format:

GET /path/to/dir?json=1

Response:

{
  "path": "/path/to/dir",
  "items": [
    {
      "name": "file.txt",
      "type": "file",
      "size": 1024,
      "mtime": 1234567890.0
    },
    {
      "name": "subdir",
      "type": "dir",
      "size": 4096,
      "mtime": 1234567890.0
    }
  ]
}

Download File

Download a file:

GET /path/to/file.txt

The file will be served with the appropriate Content-Type header based on the file extension.

Upload File (requires --upload)

Upload a file using multipart form data:

POST /path/to/destination/dir
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

# Form field name must be "file"
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/dest/dir \
  -F "file=@/path/to/local/file.txt"

Upload a file using raw binary data:

POST /path/to/destination/dir?filename=file.txt
Content-Type: application/octet-stream

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:8765/dest/dir?filename=file.txt" \
  --data-binary "@/path/to/local/file.txt"

Optional Query Parameters:

• overwrite=1 — Overwrite existing files (default: 0)

Response (201 Created):

{
  "path": "/dest/dir/file.txt",
  "size": 1024
}

Error Response (409 Conflict):

{
  "error": "File exists",
  "path": "/dest/dir/file.txt"
}

License

MIT