diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc index 9407557..2eeceec 100644 --- a/README.rdoc +++ b/README.rdoc @@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ Dependencies: - Ruby (with libopenssl) and Rubygems. - A public key. -Type sudo apt-get install ruby ruby1.8-dev rubygems1.8 -libopenssl-ruby to satisfy dependencies. +To get the dependencies, type: -Run ssh-keygen if you have never made a public key. + sudo apt-get install ruby ruby1.8-dev rubygems1.8 libopenssl-ruby + +If you have never made a public key, then run: + + ssh-keygen == Install @@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ or to get the source: localtunnel [options] -k, --key FILE upload a public key for authentication -localtunnel is a client to a free and open source reverse tunneling +Localtunnel is a client to a free and open source reverse tunneling service made specifically for web traffic. It's intended to be used to temporarily expose local web servers to the greater Internet for debugging, unit tests, demos, etc. @@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ key to authenticate. You do this once: After that, you shouldn't have to use -k again. -localtunnel can be started before or after the local web server. It +Localtunnel can be started before or after the local web server. It tunnels through to the url given in that status message "publicly accessible from..." for as long as the command is running. The tunnel is closed if the command exits.