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= Error hook example

To try this example, you need GNU `make` and `git` in your PATH.

To build and run the example, use the following command:

[source,bash]
$ make run

Then point your browser to http://localhost:8080

== Example output

Not found:

[source,bash]
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$ curl -i http://localhost:8080
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
connection: keep-alive
server: Cowboy
date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:32:55 GMT
content-length: 56

404 Not Found: "/" is not the path you are looking for.
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Bad request:

[source,bash]
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$ telnet localhost 8080
Trying ::1...
Connection failed: Connection refused
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
bad
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
connection: close
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 09:29:27 GMT
content-length: 15

HTTP Error 400
Connection closed by foreign host.
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