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-w

Sets the timeout duration.

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Verified: 2025-10-07
Syntax
$nc -w [seconds] [host] [port]
Examples
$nc -w 5 192.168.59.1 80
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
-w --help
Note Timeout in seconds.
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