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vbox-serial
#!/bin/bash
if (( $# != 1 )); then
echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") /tmp/path/to/socket"
exit 1
fi
if [[ ! -S "$1" ]]; then
echo "$1 is not a socket"
exit 2
fi
trap 'kill 0' EXIT
socat UNIX-CONNECT:${1} PTY,link=${1}_pty &
sleep 0.1
screen ${1}_pty
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