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.