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Netcat

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:49 am

GNU Netcat, called Netcat for short, is an open source network debugging and exploration utility that can read and write data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. The utility is fully compatible with a number of operating systems including Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, SunOS/Solaris, and MacOS X. The GNU Netcat is distributed freely under the GNU General Public License (GPL).