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# hijack-fd

## Description


Replace a file descriptor of a debugged process.

The new file descriptor can point to:
- a file
- a pipe
- a socket
- a device, etc.

Examples:
1. Redirect STDOUT to a file:
   `hijack-fd 1 /dev/null`

2. Redirect STDERR to a socket:
   `hijack-fd 2 tcp://localhost:8888`

## Usage:


```bash
usage: hijack-fd [-h] fdnum newfile

```
## Positional Arguments

|Positional Argument|Help|
| :--- | :--- |
|`fdnum`|File descriptor (FD) number to be replaced with the specified new socket or file.|
|`newfile`|Specify a file or a socket.  For files, the filename must start with `/` (e.g., `/etc/passwd`).  For sockets, the following formats are allowed: - `127.0.0.1:80` (default is TCP) - `tcp://[::1]:80` - `udp://example.com:80` - `tcp+ipv6://example.com:80`     |

## Optional Arguments

|Short|Long|Default|Help|
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
|`-h`|`--help`||show this help message and exit|

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