---
name: "hts"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "httptunnel"
version: "3.3-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hts"
---

# hts(1)

httptunnel server

## NAME

hts - httptunnel server

## SYNOPSIS

**hts** *\[options\] \[port\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page briefly documents the **hts** command.

**hts** listens for incoming httptunnel connections at PORT (default port is 8888). When a connection is made, I/O is redirected to the destination specified by the --device or --forward-port switch.

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options are included below.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-c, --content-length BYTES**

  use HTTP PUT requests of BYTES size (k, M, and G postfixes recognized)

- **-d, --device DEVICE**

  use DEVICE for input and output

- **-F, --forward-port HOST:PORT**

  connect to PORT at HOST and use it for input and output

- **-k, --keep-alive SECONDS**

  send keepalive bytes every SECONDS seconds (default is 5)

- **-M, --max-connection-age SEC**

  maximum time a connection will stay open is SEC seconds (default is 300)

- **-S, --strict-content-length**

  always write Content-Length bytes in requests

- **-V, --version**

  output version information and exit

- **-p, --pid-file LOCATION**

  write a PID file to LOCATION

## AUTHOR

This manual page was contributed by Teemu Hukkanen \<tjhukkan@iki.fi\>, and was originally written for the Debian GNU/Linux system.