ncat Command Examples
Read, write, redirect, and encrypt data across a network. An alternative implementation of a similar utility called
netcat
/nc
. More information: https://nmap.org/ncat/guide/index.html.
- Listen for input on the specified port and write it to the specified file:
ncat {{[-l|--listen]}} {{port}} > {{path/to/file}}
- Accept multiple connections and keep ncat open after they have been closed:
ncat {{[-lk|--listen --keep-open]}} {{port}}
- Write output of specified file to the specified host on the specified port:
ncat {{address}} {{port}} < {{path/to/file}}
- Accept multiple incoming connections on an encrypted channel evading detection of traffic content:
ncat --ssl {{[-k|--keep-open]}} {{[-l|--listen]}} {{port}}
- Connect to an open
ncat
connection over SSL:
ncat --ssl {{host}} {{port}}
- Check connectivity to a remote host on a particular port with timeout:
ncat {{[-w|--wait]}} {{seconds}} {{[-vz|--verbose -z]}} {{host}} {{port}}