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DESCRIPTION
The socket_sender utility is used to transmit data over a network socket. The recipient may be the same host (identified as localhost) or another host on the same local area network.
The socket_sender utility should be started after the socket_receiver has been started. When the socket_sender utility terminates, the socket_receiver utility terminates automatically.
The recipient may be identified by IP address or - if the environment supports ZeroConf / Bonjour - by hostname.local.
If a port number is not specified, then port 2000 is used.
SYNOPSIS
socket_sender.py HOSTNAME [-p PORT] [-e] [-v]
| Options | |
|---|---|
| --version | show program's version number and exit |
| -h, --help | show this help message and exit |
| -p PORT, --port=PORT | socket port [default 2000] |
| -e, --echo | echo stdin to stdout |
| -v, --verbose | report narrative to stderr |
EXAMPLES
./status_sampler.py -n 10 | ./socket_sender.py bruno.local -e -p 2002
SEE ALSO
BUGS
It is possible to create scenarios where a port becomes orphaned. Depending on host operating systems, orphaned ports may take time to be garbage collected.