Bash trick of the day

[robertlaferla at comcast.net (Robert La Ferla)]

On Mar 25, 2007, at 10:23 PM, David Kramer wrote:

> Robert La Ferla wrote:
>> I've created my own similar scripts to do the same thing - mostly  
>> out of
>> frustration with MythTV and the desire for something simple and  
>> reliable.
>
> Sounds like next month's meeting will be *quite* popular.

Another nifty trick is to use netcat:

cat /dev/video | nc -n CLIENT PORT

Then on the client,

nc -n -l -p PORT | mplayer

Voila - You can watch a tv stream remotely.


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