Netcat is a versatile networking utility for reading from and writing to TCP/UDP connections.
Common Operations
# Connect to a TCP port
nc hostname port
# Listen on a TCP port
nc -l -p port
# Scan ports
nc -zv hostname port-range
# Transfer a file (receiver)
nc -l -p port > file
# Transfer a file (sender)
nc hostname port < file
# UDP connection
nc -u hostname port
1---2name: quickstart-223description: nc (Netcat) Quickstart4---5# nc (Netcat) Quickstart67Netcat is a versatile networking utility for reading from and writing to TCP/UDP connections.89## Common Operations1011```bash12# Connect to a TCP port13nc hostname port1415# Listen on a TCP port16nc -l -p port1718# Scan ports19nc -zv hostname port-range2021# Transfer a file (receiver)22nc -l -p port > file2324# Transfer a file (sender)25nc hostname port < file2627# UDP connection28nc -u hostname port29```
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