Name

nc

Synopsis

$ nc [--listen] [--verbose] [--udp] [-N] <target> <port>

Description

Network cat: Connect to network sockets as if it were a file.

Options:

• --help: Display help message and exit
• --version: Print version
• -l, --listen: Listen instead of connecting
• -v, --verbose: Log everything that's happening
• -u, --udp: UDP mode
• -N: Close connection after reading stdin to the end

Arguments:

• target: Address to listen on, or the address or hostname to connect to
• port: Port to connect to or listen on