In bug 247, haveaniceday writes:

The option "-w secs" adds a timeout for writing.
2005-05-06 04:45:38 +00:00 · 2005-05-06 04:45:38 +00:00 · 60a5c38a4b
commit 60a5c38a4b
parent 4f65360a5f
2 changed files with 22 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@ -1832,6 +1832,7 @@
 	"\t-l\t\tlisten mode, for inbound connects\n" \
 	"\t-p PORT\t\tlocal port number\n" \
 	"\t-i SECS\t\tdelay interval for lines sent\n" \
+	"\t-w SECS\t\ttimeout for connects and final net reads\n" \
 	"\t-e PROG\t\tprogram to exec after connect (dangerous!)"
 #define nc_example_usage \
 	"$ nc foobar.somedomain.com 25\n" \