package main import ( "flag" "fmt" "log" "net/http" ) var port int var dir string func main() { // Handle the flags that are provided. flag.IntVar(&port, "port", 8080, "The port that the server will listen to.") flag.StringVar(&dir, "dir", ".", "The root directory that will be served.") // Parse the flags. flag.Parse() // Create the fileserver. fs := http.FileServer(http.Dir(dir)) log.Printf("server is start %v: %v", port, dir) // Start the file server. for i := 0; i < 5; i++ { err := http.ListenAndServe(":"+fmt.Sprintf("%d", port), fs) if err != nil { log.Printf("server error on port %v: %v", port, err) port = port + 1 } else { log.Printf("File Server - Port: %v | Dir: %v", port, dir) break } } }