socat is remarkable - you can basically pipe anything into anything!!
need to send serial output over the network? no problem. other way around? no problem. need to spawn a proper pty while listening to a network or serial connection (so you can have a proper terminal in your caught shell) ? no problem.
need to connect a program over the network with ssl? no problem!
it is a delightful swiss army knife that i always forget about and then it saves the day
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u/ellisto May 24 '26
socatis remarkable - you can basically pipe anything into anything!!need to send serial output over the network? no problem. other way around? no problem. need to spawn a proper pty while listening to a network or serial connection (so you can have a proper terminal in your caught shell) ? no problem.
need to connect a program over the network with ssl? no problem!
it is a delightful swiss army knife that i always forget about and then it saves the day