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Convert the REST pastebin example to a release

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Cowboy Rest Hello World
=======================
REST pastebin 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:
``` bash
$ make
```
You can then start the Erlang node with the following command:
```
./start.sh
To start the release in the foreground:
``` bash
$ ./_rel/bin/rest_pastebin_example console
```
Then run any given command or point your browser to the indicated URL.
Then point your browser at [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080).
Examples
--------
Usage
-----
To upload something to the paste application, you can use curl like:
```
<command> | curl -i --data-urlencode paste@- localhost:8080
```
or to upload my_file:
To upload something to the paste application, you can use `curl`:
``` bash
$ <command> | curl -i --data-urlencode paste@- localhost:8080
```
Or, to upload the file `my_file`:
``` bash
curl -i --data-urlencode paste@my_file localhost:8080
```
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Code that has been pasted can be highlighted with ?lang=<language> option if
you have [highlight](http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/en/highlight.html)
installed (although pygments or any other should work just fine). For example:
```
installed (although `pygments` or any other should work just fine).
This will show the contents of the HTML file:
``` bash
curl -i --data-urlencode paste@priv/index.html localhost:8080
curl <url from location header>
```
Will show the text of the html file. If your terminal supports color
sequences and highlight is installed:
```
If your terminal supports color sequences and `highlight` is installed,
the following command will show the same contents but with HTML syntax
highlighting.
``` bash
curl <url from location header>?lang=html
```
Will show a syntax highlighted version of the source file. If you open the
same URL in your web browser and your web browser tells cowboy that it prefers
html files, you will see the file highlighted with html/css markup. Firefox is
known to work.
If you open the same URL in your web browser and your web browser tells
Cowboy that it prefers HTML files, you will see the file highlighted
with special HTML markup and CSS. Firefox is known to work.