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You can actually write a web server in pure bash, with no netcat, using /dev/tcp (bash magic). https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Redirections.h

by neeee 13y ago

You can actually write a web server in pure bash, with no netcat, using /dev/tcp (bash magic). https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Redirections.html https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Redirecti... http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/more-using-bashs-built-devtcp-file-tcpip http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/more-using-bashs-built-d...

defap 13y ago
That's demonstrating an HTTP client, not a server. I don't think there's a way to make /dev/tcp accept incoming connections.