diff --git a/scratchpad/chunker/.gitignore b/scratchpad/chunker/.gitignore
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+chunker
diff --git a/scratchpad/chunker/main.go b/scratchpad/chunker/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/model"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/sshbytestream"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/util"
+	"flag"
+	// "bytes"
+	_ "bufio"
+	// "strings"
+	"io"
+	"fmt"
+	_ "time"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	mode := flag.String("mode", "", "incoming|outgoing")
+	incomingFile := flag.String("incoming.file", "", "file to deliver to callers")
+	outgoingHost := flag.String("outgoing.sshHost", "", "ssh host")
+	outgoingUser := flag.String("outgoing.sshUser", "", "ssh user")
+	outgoingPort := flag.Uint("outgoing.sshPort", 22, "ssh port")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	switch {
+	case (*mode == "incoming"):
+
+		conn, err := sshbytestream.Incoming()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		file, err := os.Open(*incomingFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		chunker := chunking.NewChunker(file)
+
+		_, err = io.Copy(conn, &chunker)
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Chunk Count: %d\n", chunker.ChunkCount)
+
+
+	case *mode == "outgoing":
+
+		conn, err := sshbytestream.Outgoing("client", model.SSHTransport{
+			Host: *outgoingHost,
+			User: *outgoingUser,
+			Port: uint16(*outgoingPort),
+			Options: []string{"Compression=no"},
+			TransportOpenCommand: []string{"/tmp/sshwrap", "-mode", "incoming", "-incoming.file", "/random.img"},
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		unchunker := chunking.NewUnchunker(conn)
+
+		_, err = io.Copy(os.Stdout, &unchunker)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		conn.Close()
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Chunk Count: %d\n", unchunker.ChunkCount)
+
+		os.Exit(0)
+
+
+	default:
+		panic("unsupported mode!")
+
+	}
+
+}
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