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fiche

Terminal pastebin server powered by netcat

Pastebins & Snippets ★ 1.6k stars Easy setup MIT

fiche is a minimalist terminal pastebin server written in C that accepts pastes piped over netcat. Users upload text from the command line and receive a short URL with no client software needed.

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Key features

  • Netcat-based uploads
  • No client needed
  • Short URL output
  • Tiny C server

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (1.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C

Is fiche secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for fiche's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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