Ncat is a feature-packed networking utility which reads and writes data across networks from the command line. Ncat was written for the Nmap Project and is the culmination of the currently splintered family of Netcat incarnations.
# Connect mode (ncat is client) | default port is 31337
ncat <host> [<port>]
# Listen mode (ncat is server) | default port is 31337
ncat -l [<host>] [<port>]
# Transfer file (closes after one transfer)
ncat -l [<host>] [<port>] < file
# Transfer file (stays open for multiple transfers)
ncat -l --keep-open [<host>] [<port>] < file
# Receive file
ncat [<host>] [<port>] > file
# Brokering | allows for multiple clients to connect
ncat -l --broker [<host>] [<port>]
# Listen with SSL | many options, use ncat --help for full list
ncat -l --ssl [<host>] [<port>]
# Access control
ncat -l --allow <ip>
ncat -l --deny <ip>
# Proxying
ncat --proxy <proxyhost>[:<proxyport>] --proxy-type {http | socks4} <host>[<port>]
# Chat server | can use brokering for multi-user chat
ncat -l --chat [<host>] [<port>]
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# To listen for input on the specified port and write it to the specified file:
ncat -l <port> > <path/to/file>
# To accept multiple connections and keep ncat open after they have been closed:
ncat -lk <port>
# To write output of specified file to the specified host on the specified port:
ncat <address> <port> < <path/to/file>
# Listen for connections on localhost:3001, and keep the connection open after the firt client disconnects:
ncat --listen localhost 3001 -4 --keep-open