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netpipes: netpipes (TCP/IP pipe utilities)
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: