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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.