# grip > Preview GitHub-flavoured Markdown files locally. > More information: . - Start the server and serve the rendered `README` file of a current directory: `grip` - Start the server and serve a specific Markdown file: `grip {{path/to/file.md}}` - Start the server and open the `README` file of the current directory in the browser: `grip --browser` - Start the server in the specified port and serve the rendered `README` file of the current directory: `grip {{port}}`