socat: socat (Multipurpose relay (SOcket CAT)) socat: socat: Socat is a command line based utility that establishes two socat: bidirectional byte streams and transfers data between them. Because socat: the streams can be constructed from a large set of different types socat: of data sinks and sources (see address types), and because lots of socat: address options may be applied to the streams, socat can be used for socat: many different purposes. socat: socat: (http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/) socat: