I wrote this article some time ago, but thought I’d publish it here for reference.
This text is dual licenced under the GFDL and GPL
There are two known versions of netcat. The version of netcat used here is the original Avian Research version. Not the newer GNU release
Contents:
- Netcat Basics - 1
- What is Netcat? - 1
- Netcat Syntax - 2
- Netcat Installation - 3
- What are the most basic uses? - 4
- Simple File Transfer - 4
- Tar - 5
- UDP - 6
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