tldr/pages/linux/ncat.md

# ncat

> Use the normal `cat` functionality over networks.

- Listen for input on the specified port and write it to the specified file:

`ncat -l {{port}} > {{/path/to/file}}`

- Write output of specified file to the specified host on the specified port:

`ncat {{address}} {{port}} < {{/path/to/file}}`