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socat

Multipurpose relay for binary protocols

About socat

Multipurpose relay for binary protocols

This project links 16 native package records across 8 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 3 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 2 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 2 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.socat: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.213 recordsAlpine Linux 3.223 recordsAlpine Linux 3.233 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.02 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed2 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
socat
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
16
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-2.0-only WITH OpenSSL-Exception
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

Socat is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data channels. Each of these data channels may be a file, pipe, device (serial line etc. or a pseudo terminal), a socket (UNIX, IP4, IP6 - raw, UDP, TCP), an SSL socket, proxy CONNECT connection, a file descriptor (stdin etc.), the GNU line editor (readline), a program, or a combination of two of these.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. socat

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. socat-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  3. socat-scripts

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols (helper scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. socat

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. socat-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. socat-scripts

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols (helper scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. socat

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. socat-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. socat-scripts

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source socat

    1.8.1.3-r0

    Multipurpose relay for binary protocols (helper scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Fedora 43

  1. socat

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source socat

    1.8.1.1-2.fc43

    Bidirectional data relay between two data channels ('netcat++')

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. socat

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source socat

    1.8.1.1-1.fc44

    Bidirectional data relay between two data channels ('netcat++')

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. socat

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Networking/Other / source socat

    1.7.3.2-150600.18.4

    Multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. socat

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Networking/Other / source socat

    1.8.0.2-160000.2.3

    Multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  2. socat-extra

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Networking/Other / source socat

    1.8.0.2-160000.2.3

    Additional scripts for socat

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. socat

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Networking/Other / source socat

    1.8.1.3-2.1

    Multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. socat-extra

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Networking/Other / source socat

    1.8.1.3-2.1

    Additional scripts for socat

    x86_64tumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

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