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HTS(1) General Commands Manual HTS(1)

NAME

hts - httptunnel server

SYNOPSIS

hts [options] [host:][port]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page briefly documents the hts command.

hts listens for incoming httptunnel connections at PORT (default port is 8888), and optionally binds to ip address HOST. When a connection is made, I/O is redirected to the destination specified by the --device or --forward-port switch.

OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options are included below.
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-c, --content-length BYTES
use HTTP PUT requests of BYTES size (k, M, and G postfixes recognized)
-d, --device DEVICE
use DEVICE for input and output
-F, --forward-port HOST:PORT
connect to PORT at HOST and use it for input and output
-k, --keep-alive SECONDS
send keepalive bytes every SECONDS seconds (default is 5)
-M, --max-connection-age SEC
maximum time a connection will stay open is SEC seconds (default is 300)
-s, --stdin-stdout
use stdin/stdout for communication (implies --no-daemon)
-S, --strict-content-length
always write Content-Length bytes in requests
-V, --version
output version information and exit
-w, --no-daemon
don't fork into the background
-p, --pid-file LOCATION
write a PID file to LOCATION
-C, --chroot LOCATION
chroot to LOCATION before serving clients
-u, --user USER
change user and group identities before serving clients

AUTHOR

This manual page was contributed by Teemu Hukkanen <tjhukkan@iki.fi>, and was originally written for the Debian GNU/Linux system.