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.Ar remote_socket : local_socket

.Sm on

.Xc

.It Fl R Xo

.Sm off

.Oo Ar bind_address : Oc

.Ar port

.Sm on

.Xc

Specifies that connections to the given TCP port or Unix socket on the remote

(server) host are to be forwarded to the given host and port, or Unix socket,

(server) host are to be forwarded to the local side.

on the local side.

.Pp

This works by allocating a socket to listen to either a TCP

.Ar port

or to a Unix socket on the remote side.

Whenever a connection is made to this port or Unix socket, the

connection is forwarded over the secure channel, and a connection

is made to either

is made from the local machine to either an explicit destination specified by

.Ar host

port

.Ar hostport ,

.Ar local_socket ,

from the local machine.

or, if no explicit destination was specified,

.Nm

will act as a SOCKS 4/5 proxy and forward connections to the destinations

requested by the remote SOCKS client.

.Pp

Port forwardings can also be specified in the configuration file.

Privileged ports can be forwarded only when