diff --git a/Documentation/config.md b/Documentation/config.md
index 869129a..29f328f 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.md
+++ b/Documentation/config.md
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@
   siteTitle = Acme Inc. Git Browser
 ```
 
+### Base Path
+
+The file system path gitiles will scan for git repositories to serve when started
+in dev mode using `./tools/dev_run.sh`. By default the current working directory
+where the gitiles process was started from.
+
+```
+[gitiles]
+  basePath = /git/
+```
+
 ### URLs
 
 `canonicalHostName`.
@@ -30,7 +41,7 @@
   mode for that file. The link will only appear when you are browsing the file
   at a branch, so the commitish must start with `refs/heads/`.
 
-`basePath` the base path for the gitiles urls. (only applicable for dev mode.)
+`contextPath` the base path for the gitiles urls. Only applicable for dev mode started using `./tools/dev_run.sh`.
 
 > If you are using the Gerrit Gitiles plugin, this is set based on Gerrit's configuration.
 > Default: `null`, do not link `Change-Id` or show edit links.
@@ -40,7 +51,7 @@
   canonicalHostName = gitiles.example.org
   gerritUrl = https://gerrit.example.org/r/
   baseGitUrl = git://git.example.org/
-  basePath = /additional/basepath/for/gitiles/
+  contextPath = /additional/basepath/for/gitiles/
 ```
 
 ### Repositories export
diff --git a/java/com/google/gitiles/dev/DevServer.java b/java/com/google/gitiles/dev/DevServer.java
index f278239..042dd49 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gitiles/dev/DevServer.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gitiles/dev/DevServer.java
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@
     }
 
     ServletContextHandler handler = new ServletContextHandler();
-    handler.setContextPath(MoreObjects.firstNonNull(cfg.getString("gitiles", null, "basePath"), ""));
+    handler.setContextPath(
+        MoreObjects.firstNonNull(cfg.getString("gitiles", null, "contextPath"), ""));
     handler.addServlet(new ServletHolder(servlet), "/*");
     return handler;
   }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gitiles/LinkifierTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gitiles/LinkifierTest.java
index a51eccd..248cd40 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gitiles/LinkifierTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gitiles/LinkifierTest.java
@@ -104,19 +104,28 @@
     assertThat(l.linkify(REQ, "I0123456789"))
         .containsExactly(
             ImmutableMap.of(
-                "text", "I0123456789", "url", "http://test-host-review/path-prefix/#/q/I0123456789"))
+                "text",
+                "I0123456789",
+                "url",
+                "http://test-host-review/path-prefix/#/q/I0123456789"))
         .inOrder();
     assertThat(l.linkify(REQ, "Change-Id: I0123456789"))
         .containsExactly(
             ImmutableMap.of("text", "Change-Id: "),
             ImmutableMap.of(
-                "text", "I0123456789", "url", "http://test-host-review/path-prefix/#/q/I0123456789"))
+                "text",
+                "I0123456789",
+                "url",
+                "http://test-host-review/path-prefix/#/q/I0123456789"))
         .inOrder();
     assertThat(l.linkify(REQ, "Change-Id: I0123456789 exists"))
         .containsExactly(
             ImmutableMap.of("text", "Change-Id: "),
             ImmutableMap.of(
-                "text", "I0123456789", "url", "http://test-host-review/path-prefix/#/q/I0123456789"),
+                "text",
+                "I0123456789",
+                "url",
+                "http://test-host-review/path-prefix/#/q/I0123456789"),
             ImmutableMap.of("text", " exists"))
         .inOrder();
   }
@@ -149,7 +158,10 @@
                 "text", "http://my/url/I0123456789", "url", "http://my/url/I0123456789"),
             ImmutableMap.of("text", " is not change "),
             ImmutableMap.of(
-                "text", "I0123456789", "url", "http://test-host-review/path-prefix/#/q/I0123456789"))
+                "text",
+                "I0123456789",
+                "url",
+                "http://test-host-review/path-prefix/#/q/I0123456789"))
         .inOrder();
   }
 
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gitiles/LogServletTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gitiles/LogServletTest.java
index 3357470..7d75849 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gitiles/LogServletTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gitiles/LogServletTest.java
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 
     String path = "/repo/+log/refs/heads/master/bar";
     FakeHttpServletResponse res =
-            buildResponse(path, "format=html" + "&n=" + 2 + "follow=1", SC_OK);
+        buildResponse(path, "format=html" + "&n=" + 2 + "follow=1", SC_OK);
 
     assertThat(res.getActualBodyString()).contains(c1.toObjectId().name());
     assertThat(res.getActualBodyString()).contains(c2.toObjectId().name());
@@ -359,16 +359,16 @@
 
   void enableAndWriteCommitGraph() throws Exception {
     repo.getRepository()
-            .getConfig()
-            .setBoolean(
-                    ConfigConstants.CONFIG_CORE_SECTION, null, ConfigConstants.CONFIG_COMMIT_GRAPH, true);
+        .getConfig()
+        .setBoolean(
+            ConfigConstants.CONFIG_CORE_SECTION, null, ConfigConstants.CONFIG_COMMIT_GRAPH, true);
     repo.getRepository()
-            .getConfig()
-            .setBoolean(
-                    ConfigConstants.CONFIG_COMMIT_GRAPH_SECTION,
-                    null,
-                    ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_READ_CHANGED_PATHS,
-                    true);
+        .getConfig()
+        .setBoolean(
+            ConfigConstants.CONFIG_COMMIT_GRAPH_SECTION,
+            null,
+            ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_READ_CHANGED_PATHS,
+            true);
     DfsGarbageCollector gc = new DfsGarbageCollector(repo.getRepository());
     gc.setWriteCommitGraph(true).setWriteBloomFilter(true).pack(NullProgressMonitor.INSTANCE);
   }