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Signed-off-by: Martin Pecka <[email protected]>
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## Running the examples

> **NOTE**
> It is essential to have a valid value of `GZ_PARTITION` environment variable
> and to have it set to the same value in all open terminals. As `GZ_PARTITION`
> is based on hostname and username, especially Windows and Mac users might
> have problems due to spaces in their username, which are not a valid character
> in `GZ_PARTITION`. gz-transport prints error `Invalid partition name` in such
> case. To resolve that, set `GZ_PARTITION` explicitly to a valid value:
> ```bash
> # Linux and Mac
> export GZ_PARTITION=test
> # Windows
> set GZ_PARTITION=test
> ```
> **NOTE**
> On Windows, you can see firewall or antivirus prompts when running the examples.
> For them to work properly, you should allow all communication to the
> example programs.
Open three new terminals and from your ``build/`` directory run the executables.
From terminal 1:
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From terminal 1:

```{.sh}
# Linux and MacOS
./responser_oneway
# Windows
.\Release\responser_oneway.exe
```

From terminal 2:
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showing that your service provider has received a request:

```{.sh}
# Linux and MacOS
./responser_oneway
# Windows
.\Release\responser_oneway.exe
Request received: [HELLO]
```

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showing that you have received a response:

```{.sh}
# Linux and MacOS
./requester_no_input
# Windows
.\Release\requester_no_input.exe
Press <CTRL-C> to exit
Response: [This is it! This is the answer. It says here...that a bolt of
lightning is going to strike the clock tower at precisely 10:04pm, next
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