Transfer files using nc

Sometimes you might need to send files across a network, netcat or nc can quickly be used to accomplish that task without any additional setup.

On the receiving end type:

nc -W 1 -lvnp 4000 < /path/to/received_file

On the sending end:

# set host.name to your targets ip or hostname
nc host.name 4000 < /path/to/file_to_be_send

Once both programs exist out, you should be able to find your file at the location you specified at /path/to/received_file