repltest.js

gistfile1.js

var sys = require("sys"),
    net = require("net"),
    repl = require("repl");

nconnections = 0;
net.createServer(function (c) {
  sys.error("Connection!");
  nconnections += 1;
  c.close();
}).listen(5000);

repl.start("node via stdin> ");

// note that the most recent repl started will steal the output from others
net.createServer(function (socket) {
  repl.start("node via socket> ", socket);
}).listen("/tmp/node-repl-sock");

// to connect:
// socat READLINE UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/node-repl-sock