socat
Multipurpose relay that connects almost any two data channels.
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About socat
socat establishes bidirectional streams between two endpoints of almost any kind: sockets, files, pipes, devices, SSL connections, proxies and program executions, which makes it a more capable successor to netcat for building ad-hoc plumbing.
Strengths
- Connects almost any pair of endpoints, including TLS and serial devices
- Handles forking servers and complex options netcat cannot
Limitations
- The address syntax is dense and unforgiving
- The project site is served over plain HTTP only, so the repository is linked here instead
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- Gerhard Rieger
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Multipurpose relay that connects almost any two data channels
- Categories
- Network tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Networking & Diagnostics); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.