Comment on netcat command for macos/linux compatibility

The version of netcat on MacOS doesn't support, or need, the `-N` parameter.
apache · Aug 30, 2018 · fbc27ca · fbc27ca
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diff --git a/guide/blueprints/example_yaml/vanilla-bash-netcat-w-client.yaml b/guide/blueprints/example_yaml/vanilla-bash-netcat-w-client.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ services:
       name: sayHiNetcat
       description: Echo a small hello string to the netcat entity
       command: |
-        echo $message | nc -N $TARGET_HOSTNAME 4321
+        # Uncomment the appropriate command for your operating system
+        # for Linux:
+        # echo $message | nc -N $TARGET_HOSTNAME 4321
+        # for MacOS:
+        # echo $message | nc $TARGET_HOSTNAME 4321
       parameters:
         message:
           description: The string to pass to netcat