netcat 0.7.1 (binary only) - DEPRECATED⚓︎

• Package: master/make/pkgs/netcat/
• Steward: -

netcat is
a simple tool for transporting data from standard input or output over
network connections. It operates as a client or server using the
TCP
and
UDP.
protocols. The man page calls it the TCP/IP Swiss army knife.

The socat package provides an alternative to netcat.

Further Links⚓︎

• netcat
  Homepage
• netcat Man
  page
• Usage examples
• German-language
  documentation
  with many usage examples
• German-language guide to Netcat and
  Cryptcat