cmd/tailcat: add a browse command and a forward --open-browser flag - #106
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Viewing a web server behind a tailcat server took two steps: run "tailcat forward <tc-addr> 0:80", then read the printed address off stderr and paste it into a browser. Add an --open-browser flag to forward that opens a web browser to the local listener once it's listening, and a browse command that is an alias for "forward --open-browser <tc-addr> 0:80". The flag requires exactly one port mapping, so there is no ambiguity about which listener the browser should open. When the listener is bound to an unspecified address such as 0.0.0.0, the browser opens 127.0.0.1 instead. Signed-off-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@tailscale.com> Change-Id: Idb189197f94e3588661e5cb170e041187c45be09
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Viewing a web server behind a tailcat server took two steps: run
"tailcat forward 0:80", then read the printed address off
stderr and paste it into a browser.
Add an --open-browser flag to forward that opens a web browser to the
local listener once it's listening, and a browse command that is an
alias for "forward --open-browser 0:80". The flag requires
exactly one port mapping, so there is no ambiguity about which
listener the browser should open. When the listener is bound to an
unspecified address such as 0.0.0.0, the browser opens 127.0.0.1
instead.