netcat -L

[Rainer Müller]

Randy wrote:
> -l is not a persistent listener.  nc will close on a FIN.   -L makes
> it persistent.
> 
> Google for "netcat manual"...
> 
> # 2 is http://www.governmentsecurity.org/archive/t3573.html
> 
> :...The -L (note the capital L) option will restart Netcat with
> the same command line when the connection is terminated. This way you
> can connect over and over to the same Netcat process.>>"

Ah... So this talks about netcat for Windows NT (clear indicated by
nc.exe), but not for UNIX. I'd rather believe the man page and the
output of nc -h than some random google'd website.

There is no -L option. Neither in /usr/bin/nc nor in /opt/local/bin/nc
nor in nc on the Linux boxes I have access.
Since such an parameter isn't mentioned anywhere, it doesn't seem to
exist in netcat for UNIX. I can't tell if it exists in a Windows version.

Sorry, I don't think we can help you there...

Rainer

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