Minimal web server using netcat

Question

I\'m trying to set up a minimal web server using netcat (nc). When the browser calls up localhost:1500, for instance, it should show the result of a function (date

Answer 1

Add -q 1 to the netcat command line:

while true; do 
  echo -e "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\n\n $(date)" | nc -l -p 1500 -q 1
done