#!/bin/sh
SOCAT=/usr/bin/socat
SLEEP=$((10*60))
TRIES=0

while true; do
	if $SOCAT TCP:myserver.example.com:12345 TCP4:localhost:22; then
		echo good socat exit: $?, trying again
		TRIES=100
	else
		RET=$?
		if [ "$TRIES" -gt 0 ]; then
			TRIES=$((TRIES-1));
			sleep 5;
			echo trying $TRIES more times
			continue;
		fi;
		echo socat return code: $RET, sleeping for $SLEEP sec
		sleep $SLEEP
	fi
done # > /mnt/usb/socat.log 2>&1