## Name nc ## Synopsis ```sh $ nc [--listen] [--verbose] [--udp] [-N] [--length ] ``` ## Description Network cat: Connect to network sockets as if it were a file. ## Options: * `--help`: Display help message and exit * `--version`: Print version * `--complete`: Perform autocompletion * `-l`, `--listen`: Listen instead of connecting * `-v`, `--verbose`: Log everything that's happening * `-u`, `--udp`: UDP mode * `-N`: Close connection after reading stdin to the end * `-I`, `--length`: Set maximum tcp receive buffer size ## Arguments: * `target`: Address to listen on, or the address or hostname to connect to * `port`: Port to connect to or listen on