diff --git a/examples/socat_terminal/socat_terminal.gd b/examples/socat_terminal/socat_terminal.gd
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+++ b/examples/socat_terminal/socat_terminal.gd
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+extends "res://addons/godot_xterm/nodes/terminal/terminal.gd"
+
+export (String) var exec_path := "bash"
+export (String) var socat_path := "socat"  # E.g. /usr/bin/socat
+export (int) var port := 2023
+export (bool) var verbose := false
+
+var _timeout = 30
+var _pid: int
+var _stream := StreamPeerTCP.new()
+
+
+func _ready():
+	var args = ["-v"] if verbose else []
+	args.append("tcp-l:%d,reuseaddr,fork" % port)
+	args.append("exec:%s,pty,setsid,setpgid,stderr,ctty" % exec_path)
+
+	_pid = OS.execute(socat_path, args, false)
+
+
+func _process(delta):
+	match _stream.get_status():
+		StreamPeerTCP.STATUS_NONE, StreamPeerTCP.STATUS_CONNECTING:
+			_timeout -= 1
+			if _timeout < 1:
+				_error("Timeout: could not connect to socat")
+
+			if not _stream.is_connected_to_host():
+				if _stream.connect_to_host("127.0.0.1", port) != OK:
+					_error("Could not connect to socat")
+
+		StreamPeerTCP.STATUS_CONNECTED:
+			var avail = _stream.get_available_bytes()
+			var data = PoolByteArray()
+			for i in range(avail):
+				data.append(_stream.get_u8())
+			call_deferred("write", data)
+
+
+func _on_Terminal_data_sent(data):
+	if _stream.get_status() == StreamPeerTCP.STATUS_CONNECTED:
+		_stream.put_data(data)
+
+
+func _error(message):
+	push_error(message)
+	set_process(false)
+
+
+func _exit_tree():
+	if OS.kill(_pid) != OK:
+		push_error("Failed to kill socat")
diff --git a/examples/socat_terminal/socat_terminal.tscn b/examples/socat_terminal/socat_terminal.tscn
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+++ b/examples/socat_terminal/socat_terminal.tscn
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+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://examples/socat_terminal/socat_terminal.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+
+[node name="Terminal" type="Control"]
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+focus_mode = 2
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+__meta__ = {
+"_edit_use_anchors_": false
+}
+
+[connection signal="data_sent" from="." to="." method="_on_Terminal_data_sent"]