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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)