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Send http GET command from Telnet

I have this simple program:

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
)

func main() {
    http.HandleFunc("/users", UsersHandler)

    fmt.Println("Starting server...")

    http.ListenAndServe(":8181", nil)
}

func UsersHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    fmt.Println("Users")
}

If I send a GET command from the browser: http://localhost:8181 I can see the message "Users" printed, but If I connect from telnet no message is printed when I do:

telnet 127.0.0.1 8181
GET /users HTTP/1.1

Any idea why is that ?

Solution

  • You need to enter a second carriage return, which signifies the end of the headers block.