netcat (OpenBSD)
Listed in Debian as netcat-openbsd
Also known as netcat
TCP/IP swiss army knife
Command lineInternetNetwork and remote access
Not tested on a device yet. What that means
netcat (OpenBSD) in Breadstick
Breadstick runs Debian's own netcat-openbsd package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, so netcat (OpenBSD) should behave as it does on a Linux PC. It is a command line program rather than an app with a window of its own: you run it by typing its command in Breadstick's Terminal, or in any terminal window on the Linux desktop, and it needs no Desktop or Floating session running.
Commands it gives you
ncnc.openbsd
Type one in Breadstick's Terminal to run it.
Network tools use Android's own connection, and a VPN connected in Android covers them too. Anything that needs root, such as capturing traffic or changing the device's network settings, is not available. More in the docs: What Breadstick cannot do: raw network control.
About netcat (OpenBSD)
From Debian's package description
A simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network connections using TCP or UDP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. At the same time it is a feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind of connection you would need and has several interesting built-in capabilities.
This package contains the OpenBSD rewrite of netcat, including support for IPv6, proxies, and Unix sockets.
From Debian's description of the netcat-openbsd package, under that package's license.
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- OpenSSH clientsecure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machinesCommand line
- ping (iputils)Tools to test the reachability of network hostsCommand lineTested
- dnsutils (dig and nslookup)Clients provided with BIND 9Command line
- socatmultipurpose relay for bidirectional data transferCommand line
- tracerouteTraces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 networkCommand lineTested
Sources and licenses
- Name: the name people know it by, chosen for this catalog; Debian's package is netcat-openbsd.
- Summary: Debian's short description of the netcat-openbsd package, under that package's license.
- Description: Debian's description of the netcat-openbsd package, under that package's license.
- Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
- Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.
More in About the catalog.