NAME¶

file2sock - Sends the contents of a file to a TCP or UNIX domain socket.

SYNOPSIS¶

file2sock -s <source> -d <dest> [-t <type>] [ -p <port>]

DESCRIPTION¶

Sends the contents of a file to a TCP or UNIX domain socket. The contents of the file are sent in their original format - no conversion, encapsulation, or other processing is done before sending the contents to the destination socket. <source> Name of the file to read from. Use '-' to read from stdin. <dest> If destination is a TCP socket, the address/hostname to connect to.
If destination is a Unix domain socket, the path to the socket. <type> Specifies the type of destination socket.
Valid values include: tcp unix (default) <port> Port number to connect to if destination is TCP socket.