gitweb
Web interface for browsing Git repositories
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
gitweb cgi
DESCRIPTION
gitweb is a web interface for Git repositories, implemented as a Perl CGI script. It provides browsing of repository contents, commit history, branches, tags, diffs, blame annotations, and search functionality through a web browser.gitweb is typically deployed behind a web server (Apache, nginx, lighttpd) for shared repository browsing. For quick local browsing, use git instaweb which starts a temporary web server automatically. The configuration file uses Perl syntax to set variables controlling display and behavior.
CONFIGURATION
/etc/gitweb.conf
System-wide configuration file specifying project root, site name, and display options.gitweb_config.perl
Per-instance configuration file (in same directory as gitweb CGI script), takes precedence over /etc/gitweb.conf.
CAVEATS
CGI script, requires a web server for production use. No authentication built-in; rely on web server authentication. Read-only interface; cannot push or modify repositories.
HISTORY
gitweb is part of the Git distribution, providing web repository browsing since Git's early versions. It is the predecessor to modern git hosting interfaces like Gitea and GitLab.
SEE ALSO
git-instaweb(1), gitea(1)
