WS

CLI TOOL to check Connection of WebSockets.

Examples

Connect to public echo server

$ ws -u echo.websocket.org

With custom port

$ ws -u echo.websocket.org -p 8080

With initial message

$ ws -u echo.websocket.org -m testMessage

With WSS protocol

$ ws -u echo.websocket.org -s true

Features

• Connecting to and serving WebSockets from command line.
• Text and binary modes, converting between lines (or null-terminated records) and messages.
• Linux, Windows and Mac support, pre-built executables.

Installation

There are multiple options for installing WebSocat. From easy to hard:

• Download a pre-build executable and install it to PATH.