Re: [RFC] Now Redoing Ncat's Output Options

[Dirk Loss <lists () dirk-loss de>]

Kris Katterjohn wrote:
> So anyway, Ncat has the following output options available:
>
>   -o, --output (ASCII output)
>   -x, --hex-dump (Hex output)
>
> I'm in favor of changing these to names resembling Nmap's output options.  And
> not just because -x needs to be changed per the proxy discussion: I think that
> if there is going to exist more than one output option, they should be at
> least more similar in name.

Yes, lots of potential output formats could be thought of (useful or 
not): XML, ASCII with time-stamps or debugging information, output 
including just one side of the communication channel, non-ASCII 
characters replaced, maybe even syslog or PCAP...

> My first thought is this:
>
>   -oA (ASCII)
>   -oH (Hex)
>
> Would this be confusing since Nmap has -oA for "all" log formats?  What about
> using -oN instead?  That may correspond better since ASCII is "normal."

I think -oA would be confusing for Nmap users. -oN seems more consistent 
too me. Especially because at the moment, the "ASCII ouput (-o)" can 
include binary data. I suggest calling it "normal output" (-oN) instead.

Regards
Dirk

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