Socat

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A utility similar to the venerable Netcat that works over a number of protocols and through a files, pipes, devices (terminal or modem, etc.), sockets (Unix, IP4, IP6 - raw, UDP, TCP), a client for SOCKS4, proxy CONNECT, or SSL, etc. It provides forking, logging, and dumping, different modes for interprocess communication, and many more options. It can be used, for example, as a TCP relay (one-shot or daemon), as a daemon-based socksifier, as a shell interface to Unix sockets, as an IP6 relay, for redirecting TCP-oriented programs to a serial line, or to establish a relatively secure environment (su and chroot) for running client or server shell scripts with network connections. For downloads and more information, visit the Socat homepage.

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★★★★ Nov. 3, 2011 egypt

The main thing I use socat for is speaking plaintext protocols over SSL. The argument syntax takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do, it makes sense and is quite powerful.

★★★★ Nov. 3, 2011 Robert

Love socat. Very helpful in tying series of internet tubes together. Lots of room for creativity. Excellent tool. Very stable.

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