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| author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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| committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
| commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
| tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /net-misc/pipes/metadata.xml | |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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| -rw-r--r-- | net-misc/pipes/metadata.xml | 26 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net-misc/pipes/metadata.xml b/net-misc/pipes/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..abddd073acfe --- /dev/null +++ b/net-misc/pipes/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> +<maintainer type="project"> + <email>netmon@gentoo.org</email> + <name>Gentoo network monitoring and analysis project</name> +</maintainer> +<longdescription> +I just noticed that netpipes doesn't support bidirectional pipes. +So I made my own version. +Now I can say in computer A that "plis 12345 -io ohjelma" and in computer B that "pcon A 12345 -io ohjelma2", +and they communicate together then. +My example utilization was that I can send the picture of SNES-emulator to another +computer via network, and grab the keyboard input there, so get two consoles to +the same game. +My friend wanted to watch when I play FF6, but didn't want to sit next to my monitor, +and asked if he could get the picture to his monitor. +And he got it. +Then he asked if he could play it from his computer at the same time as me... +And now it works too. +Other ways of use can everybody invent theirselves. +It's really easy to make simple server software with this. +For example, do "plis 79 -io finger" and then you have a finger-service. +Or "plis 5555 -o 'cat signature'" and then port 5555 gives your signature. +</longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |