Information about the package, nc, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nc package is designed for, Reads and writes data across network connections using TCP or UDP.
Package Name:
nc
Summary:
Reads and writes data across network connections using TCP or UDP
Description:
The nc package contains Netcat (the program is actually nc), a simple utility for reading and writing data across network connections, using the TCP or UDP protocols. Netcat is intended to be a reliable back-end tool which can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. Netcat is also a feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create many different connections and has many built-in capabilities. You may want to install the netcat package if you are administering a network and you'd like to use its debugging and network exploration capabilities.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.84
Release:
24.el6
Size:
57 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the nc package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nc
This command will install nc on the server.
yum remove nc
This command will un-install nc on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nc
This command will un-install nc on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove nc when using the -y flag.
yum update nc
This command will update nc to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nc
This command will update nc to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove nc when using the -y flag.
yum info nc
This command will show you core information about the nc package.
yum deplist nc
This command will show you the dependencies for nc. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update nc
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nc. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.