net-cat

NetCat Server-Client

A simple Unix terminal app for internal communication.
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. Usage
4. Contributing
5. Authors
6. Acknowledgments
7. License

About The Project

This project consists on recreating the NetCat in a Server-Client Architecture that can run in a server mode on a specified port listening for incoming connections, and it can be used in client mode, trying to connect to a specified port and transmitting information to the server. It is written in Golang using the following standard packages: io, log, os, fmt, net, sync, time, bufio, errors, strings, and reflect.

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Built With

• Go programming language
• GOCUI console user interface

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Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple steps.

Prerequisites

You only need a web browser (such as Mozilla Firefox) besides the following software:

• Go programming language (v1.23.0 or newer)

  go version

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/almadhoob/net-cat.git
   cd net-cat

2. Build the app

   go build -o app.run
   chmod +x app.run

3. Run the app

   ./app.run

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Usage

You can run the app as the following:

go run . 2525 localhost

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Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement".

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Added some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

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Authors

• Hashem Ahmed — GitHub
• Ahmed Almadhoob — GitHub

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Acknowledgments

• Yaman Al-Masri
• Ahmed Abdeen

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License

This is an MIT-Licensed project which is created by its authors for Reboot01.

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