summary:

OpenBSD netcat to read and write data across connections using TCP or UDP

description:

The OpenBSD nc (or netcat) utility can be used for just about anything involving TCP, UDP, or UNIX-domain sockets. It can open TCP connections, send UDP packets, listen on arbitrary TCP and UDP ports, do port scanning, and deal with both IPv4 and IPv6. Unlike telnet(1), nc scripts nicely, and separates error messages onto standard error instead of sending them to standard output, as telnet(1) might do with some.

categories:

Net

depends:

cygwin, libbsd0, libretls26

obsoletes:

nc, nc6

source package:

netcat

maintainer(s):

Corinna Vinschen (Use the mailing list to report bugs or ask questions. Do not contact the maintainer(s) directly.)