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-Fires up a local development server on a given port. 
+Fires up a simple, static web server on a given port. Use for local web development or file sharing (directory browsing enabled). 
 
 Install
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 Usage
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-From the root folder of your site, run:
+From the folder you wish to serve, run:
 ```sh
 $ ws [port]
 ```