TCPpipe is a small console-tool to transfer any data over a network. TCPpipe has to be run on both hosts. After establishing a TCP connection, the standard input on one host is sent to standard output on the other host.

This can be used to create something like a pipeline between two processes which run on different hosts.

TCPpipe is a very simple program, but it can be very useful.

To compile type:

$ make

Then copy the binary where you want, for instance:

# cp tcppipe /usr/local/bin

USAGE EXAMPLES:

For example you can transfer files without an FTP or HTTP server:

On host A:

tcppipe --listen --port 1100 --send file-on-B

(The port 1100 is only an example, change the file- and hostnames.)

You could even transfer many files with tar:

tar -cOf file1 file2 dir/* | tcppipe -lp1100

tcppipe -cp1100 192.168.0.5 | tar -xf -

To gzip the data do this:

prog-producing-output | gzip | tcppipe --send ...

tcppipe --receive ... | gunzip | prog-reading-input