-t in description (typo) mislead me - fixed the description ** Description changed:
Hey, - netcat shows a usage error if i try to use the "-t" option: + netcat shows a usage error if i try to use the "-s" option: Example in Bionic: - $ netcat -s 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 22 < /dev/null + $ netcat -s 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 22 < /dev/null usage: nc [-46CDdFhklNnrStUuvZz] [-I length] [-i interval] [-M ttl] - [-m minttl] [-O length] [-P proxy_username] [-p source_port] - [-q seconds] [-s source] [-T keyword] [-V rtable] [-W recvlimit] [-w timeout] - [-X proxy_protocol] [-x proxy_address[:port]] [destination] [port] - + [-m minttl] [-O length] [-P proxy_username] [-p source_port] + [-q seconds] [-s source] [-T keyword] [-V rtable] [-W recvlimit] [-w timeout] + [-X proxy_protocol] [-x proxy_address[:port]] [destination] [port] Example in Xenial: - netcat -s 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 22 < /dev/null + netcat -s 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 22 < /dev/null SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_7.2p2 Ubuntu-4ubuntu2.4 - - Manpage shows that the option is still availible and should work. Both systems use openbsd netcat. + Manpage shows that the option is still availible and should work. Both + systems use openbsd netcat. $ type netcat netcat is hashed (/bin/netcat) - $ ls -lah /bin/netcat + $ ls -lah /bin/netcat lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Apr 25 21:56 /bin/netcat -> /etc/alternatives/netcat $ ls -lah /etc/alternatives/netcat lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Apr 25 21:56 /etc/alternatives/netcat -> /bin/nc.openbsd ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: netcat-openbsd 1.187-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Apr 27 13:41:20 2018 Dependencies: - gcc-8-base 8-20180414-1ubuntu2 - libbsd0 0.8.7-1 - libc6 2.27-3ubuntu1 - libgcc1 1:8-20180414-1ubuntu2 + gcc-8-base 8-20180414-1ubuntu2 + libbsd0 0.8.7-1 + libc6 2.27-3ubuntu1 + libgcc1 1:8-20180414-1ubuntu2 ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: netcat-openbsd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767283 Title: nc doesn't support "-s IP" option To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netcat-openbsd/+bug/1767283/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
