NAME

getsocket — print an unused TCP port number

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

The getsocket utility enables tests scrips to spin up temporary services on using a unique TCP port that can be bound to 0.0.0.0.

SEE ALSO

pg_tmp(1), bind(2), socket(2)

BUGS

The getsocket utility cannot guarantee the availability of the allocated port since the socket is recycled by the operating system when the utility returns.