FILE2SOCK(1) User Commands FILE2SOCK(1)
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.
file2sock July 2007 FILE2SOCK(1)
