PACKAGE NAME: netpipes-4.2-i386-1.tlz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./net PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 66 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 210 K PACKAGE MD5: 37dbc7d9e5f2ea386df76bb6cffcd2f5 ./net/netpipes-4.2-i386-1.tlz PACKAGE REQUIRED: PACKAGE CONFLICTS: PACKAGE SUGGESTS: PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: netpipes: netpipes netpipes: netpipes: Robert Forsman's netpipes package makes TCP/IP streams usable in shell netpipes: scripts. It can also simplify client/server code by allowing the netpipes: programmer to skip all the tedious programming bits related to sockets netpipes: and concentrate on writing a filter/service. Here's an example of netpipes: what you can do with 'faucet' and 'hose', two netpipes commands: netpipes: netpipes: server$ faucet 3000 -out tar cf - . netpipes: client$ hose server 3000 -in tar xvf - netpipes: