Cheat Sheet logoCheat Sheet Today
Linux Networking Cheat Sheet/Forward a local port

Create a TCP port forward with socat.

Back to sheetBrowse commands
Sign in to save
Section: Sockets and Connections

Forward a local port

bash
bash
socat TCP-LISTEN:8080,fork TCP:127.0.0.1:80
Explanation

Create a TCP port forward with socat.

View in sheet →

Learn the surrounding workflow

Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.

Compare commandsView fixes

Related commands

Same sheet · prioritizing Sockets and Connections
Listen on a TCP port
Open a simple TCP listener for testing.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Show listening TCP sockets
List listening TCP sockets with names.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Show listening UDP sockets
List listening UDP sockets with names.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Show established connections
Display established TCP sessions.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Filter sockets by port
Find sockets using a specific local port.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Show process using port
Find which process owns a TCP port.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section