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tcpcat - print data from a TCP port

NAME  SYNTAX  DESCRIPTION  SEE ALSO 

NAME

tcpcat − print data from a TCP port

SYNTAX

tcpcat host port

DESCRIPTION

tcpcat connects via IP[v4|v6] to TCP port on host and prints any data it receives.

host may be an IPv4 or IPv6 address avoiding DNS lookups.

tcpcat can be used to transfer binary data. It does no conversions.

SEE ALSO

tcpclient(1)


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se