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Glossary: IT Services Basics

nc (netcat)

Also written: nc, netcat, nc -zv, nc -z

A tool that opens a TCP (or with -u, UDP) connection and passes text through, so you can talk to plain-text services by hand. -z tests a port without sending data, -v reports and -w sets a timeout.

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