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diff --git a/examples/echo_get/README.md b/examples/echo_get/README.md index 233ae05..28f9d0c 100644 --- a/examples/echo_get/README.md +++ b/examples/echo_get/README.md @@ -1,23 +1,28 @@ -Cowboy GET Echo -=============== +GET parameter echo example +========================== -To compile this example you need rebar in your PATH. +To try this example, you need GNU `make`, `git` and +[relx](https://github.com/erlware/relx) in your PATH. -Type the following command: -``` -$ rebar get-deps compile -``` +To build the example, run the following command: -You can then start the Erlang node with the following command: +``` bash +$ make ``` -./start.sh + +To start the release in the foreground: + +``` bash +$ ./_rel/bin/get_echo_example console ``` -Then point your browser to the indicated URL. You can change -the GET parameter to check that the handler is echoing properly. +Then point your browser at +[http://localhost:8080/?echo=hello](http://localhost:8080/?echo=hello). +You can replace the `echo` parameter with another to check +that the handler is echoing it back properly. -Example -------- +Example output +-------------- ``` bash $ curl -i "http://localhost:8080/?echo=saymyname" @@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ connection: keep-alive server: Cowboy date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:09:04 GMT content-length: 9 -Content-Encoding: utf-8 +content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 saymyname ``` |