rustcat v3.0 releases: Basic Netcat Alternative in Rust

Rustcat

Rustcat is a port listener that can be used for different purposes. It is basically like netcat but with fewer options.

Why use Rustcat?

• Serves it purpose of listening to ports
• It is easy to use
• Uses colors

Changelog v3.0

• Implement a logger by @robiot in #43
• Remove legacy by @robiot in #45
• Remove comments from self descriptive stuff by @robiot in #46
• Add a legal disclaimer by @robiot in #47
• Windows fixes, input conflicts, fix clippy warnings by @robiot in #48
• Add aur package as a submodule by @robiot in #49
• Implement workflow to compile for different platforms by @robiot in #50
• Update README.md to reflect recent changes by @robiot in #51
• Fix debian install by @robiot in #52
• Add missing semicolon by @robiot in #53
• State that running vim inside of it is possible by @robiot in #54
• Delete example.png by @robiot in #55
• Version 3.0.0 by @robiot in #56

Installation

To install from crates.io:

cargo install rustcat && sudo cp ~/.cargo/bin/rustcat /usr/local/bin/rc && cargo uninstall rustcat

To install from source:

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robiot/rustcat/main/latestinstall.sh)

To install the latest github release (May not work on some distros):

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robiot/rustcat/main/install.sh)

Compiling yourself

To compile yourself

1. Download the source:

   git clone https://github.com/robiot/rustcat.git

2. cd into the dir and run…

You may also want to rename the executable to rc

Usage

rcat [options] [destination] [port]

Example

Listen to port 55660 on localhost :

Listen to port 55660 on localhost with command history :

Listen to port 55660 on localhost udp :

Listen to port 55660 on specified ip (192.168.1.10) :

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