:orphan: .. _ahelp_nicat: ***** nicat ***** .. contents:: :local: | .. code-block:: none Usage: nicat [-reopen rr] [-rR] streamspec Copies stdin to the NIML stream, which will be opened for writing. -reopen rr == reopen the stream after connection to the stream specified by 'rr' -r == Copy the stream to stdout instead; the 'streamspec' will be opened for reading. -R == Read the stream but don't copy to stdout. Intended for testing other programs that use NIML for various services. Example: aiv -p 4444 & im2niml zork.jpg | nicat tcp:localhost:4444 Starts aiv listening on TCP/IP port 444, then sends image