Quick example of nc (pronounced net-cat) in action.
      
Example F.1. Simple use of nc
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[root@tristan]# nc 192.168.100.17 25220 isolde ESMTPquit221 isolde | 
        nc is one of a large number of tools for making a
        simple TCP connection.
      
      
Example F.2. Specifying timeout with nc
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[root@tristan]# nc -w 5 192.168.98.82 22 | 
      
Example F.3. Specifying source address with nc
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[root@masq-gw]# nc -s 192.168.99.254 192.168.47.3 25 | 
      
      
      
Example F.4. Using nc as a server
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[root@tristan]# nc -l -p 2048 | 
      
      
      
Example F.5. Delaying a stream with nc
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[root@tristan]# nc -l -p 2048 | 
      
Example F.6. Using nc with UDP
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[root@tristan]# nc -u 192.168.100.17 3000 |