### `socat` lets you proxy basically any 2 things Diagram of a star, a heart, and the word "`socat`". There are arrows going to and from `socat` to the heart and star. the basic syntax: `socat THING1 THING2` ### socat supports: - tcp sockets - unix domain sockets - pipes - SSL sockets - files - processes - UDP sockets - ... and MORE! ### order doesn't matter `socat THING1 THING2` is the same as `socat THING2 THING1` ### expose a unix domain socket on port 1337 ``` socat TCP-LISTEN:1337 UNIX-CONNECT:/path ``` ### proxy from local HTTP port to remote server ``` socat TCP-LISTEN:1337 TCP:domain.com:80 ``` ### `-v` write all transferred data to `stderr` happy little stick figure: useful for debugging!