Netcat is, as the name suggests, cat that runs over TCP/IP. It’s one of those Unix commands that deserves a more prominent place in my toolbox, like, a place in my toolbox. Must. Learn. More.
Resources
The many uses of netcat from TechRepublic.
Having fun with netcat has plenty of nice examples.
A Few Useful Netcat Tricks from the Terminally Incoherent blog gives a nice variety of netcat recipies.
