Command-line tool

netcat

brew/netcat

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Utility for managing network connections

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install netcat

Linux

brew install netcat

View documentation for the original command

tldr nc

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