What is “netcat6” Package?

Rewrite of netcat that supports IPv6, plus other improvements.

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.

For more details: https://www.deepspace6.net/projects/netcat6.html

Installation

• Open Terminal by pressing command+space then type terminal and hit Enter key.
• Install homebrew first.

  ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null

• Install netcat6.

  brew install netcat6

Now, use netcat6!