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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# An example CGI script to export multiple hgweb repos, edit as necessary
+
+import cgi, cgitb, os, sys, ConfigParser
+cgitb.enable()
+
+# sys.path.insert(0, "/path/to/python/lib") # if not a system-wide install
+from mercurial import hgweb
+
+# The config file looks like this:
+# [paths]
+# virtual/path = /real/path
+# virtual/path = /real/path
+
+h = hgweb.hgwebdir("hgweb.config")
+h.run()