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Document new meaning of -k for Ncat

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<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-k</option>,
<option>--keep-open</option> (Accept multiple connections)
<option>--keep-open</option> (Accept multiple connections, do not quit on socket EOF)
<indexterm><primary><option>--keep-open</option> (Ncat option)</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary><option>-k</option> (Ncat option)</primary><see><option>--keep-open</option></see></indexterm>
</term>
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until interrupted. This also means that it will never close its
output stream, so any program reading from Ncat and looking for
end-of-file will also hang.</para>
<para>In connect mode, the <option>-k</option> option has a different
meaning: when the remote end of a TCP connection shuts down its side
of the connection, Ncat will keep running and sending any available
data. This was the default behavior in Ncat 7.95 and earlier, but it
was changed to better align with existing netcat implementations. TCP
is the only transport that supports this option in connect mode.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>