macOS
brew install socatlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install socatMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/socat/Portfile · Source: api.github.com
brew
Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de socat pour les workflows d'agents IA.
installation
brew install socatlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install socatMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/socat/Portfile · Source: api.github.com
sudo apk add socatAlpine Linux edge package indexes · socat · Source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install socatDebian stable package indexes · socat · Source: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install socatFedora Rawhide package metadata · socat · Source: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#socatnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/so/socat/package.nix · Source: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S socatArch Linux sync databases · socat · Source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install socatopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · socat · Source: download.opensuse.org
aperçu
SOcket CAT: netcat on steroids
historique
socat is a classic Unix command-line relay for connecting two bidirectional byte streams. Its own homepage describes it as netcat++: an extended-design, new implementation command for TCP, UDP, Unix sockets, PTYs, files, SSL, proxies, raw sockets, and many other address types.
The official git repository's earliest imported commit is from January 27, 2008 for socat 1.6.0.0, while the project homepage continues to publish release notes, source tarballs, checksums, documentation, and security advisories.
socat's development history is long and conservative by CLI standards: releases add transport/address families, fix portability issues, and preserve compatibility for scripts. Version 1.8.0.0 in 2023 added network namespaces, POSIX message queues, systemd inetd-style ACCEPT-FD, SOCKS5 client support, and helper scripts for chained, muxed, and brokered connections.
The supplied package-manager facts show socat packaged across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. That breadth is consistent with its role as an administrator's network Swiss army knife, often installed as a dependency or debugging aid rather than as an end-user application.
Official docs and homepage examples show socat relaying between address specifications such as TCP listeners, proxies, Unix sockets, PTYs, files, stdio, SSL endpoints, and command execution. Users value it because a single invocation can replace small custom relay programs or awkward shell glue.
Package nerds care about socat because it is one of the canonical small tools that makes Unix packaging feel powerful: install one binary and gain a laboratory for sockets, pipes, terminals, tunnels, proxies, namespaces, and service debugging. Its release notes also matter to maintainers because networking and parser bugs can be security-sensitive.
posture de sécurité
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
risque vert · confiance faible · appliance
Avant une utilisation sans surveillance par un agent, vérifiez si l'outil lit des identifiants en clair, écrit un état distant, publie des artefacts ou lance des plugins.
exécutables
| Commande | Type | Exposition | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
filan | cli | exécutable global | |
procan | cli | exécutable global | |
socat | cli | exécutable global | |
socat-broker.sh | cli | exécutable global | |
socat-chain.sh | cli | exécutable global | |
socat-mux.sh | cli | exécutable global | |
socat1 | cli | exécutable global |
fraîcheur
Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
métadonnées d'installation
| Clé du paquet | brew:socat |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.1.3 |
| Gestionnaire de paquets | Homebrew |
| Page du gestionnaire de paquets | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/socat |
| Page d'accueil | http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/ |
| Dépôt | https://repo.or.cz/socat.git |
| Docs amont | http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/doc/socat.html |
| Licence | GPL-2.0-only |
| Archive source | https://distfiles.alpinelinux.org/distfiles/edge/socat-1.8.1.3.tar.gz |
| Dernière mise à jour | 2026-06-27T07:44:31Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dépendances | openssl@3 |
| Bouteille | disponible (sur arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| post-install Homebrew | non défini |
| Service | aucun déclaré |
faits du registre
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | socat |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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correspondances dans les bases sources
Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.
socat 1.8.0.3-1
multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer
https://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo apt install socatsocat
nix profile install nixpkgs#socatsocat 1.8.0.0-4build3
multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer
https://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo apt install socatsocat 1.8.1.1-r0
Multipurpose relay for binary protocols
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo apk add socatsocat-doc 1.8.1.1-r0
Multipurpose relay for binary protocols (documentation)
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo apk add socat-docsocat-scripts 1.8.1.1-r0
Multipurpose relay for binary protocols (helper scripts)
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo apk add socat-scriptssocat 1.8.1.0-2.fc45
Bidirectional data relay between two data channels ('netcat++')
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo dnf install socatsocat 1.8.1.1-1
Multipurpose relay
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo pacman -S socatsocat 1.8.1.1-1.2
Multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo zypper install socatsocat-extra 1.8.1.1-1.2
Additional scripts for socat
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
sudo zypper install socat-extrasocat
sudo port install socatpiste source
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