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# Method 1: nc (netcat) — universal
nc -z -w 3 host.example.com 443 && echo "open" || echo "closed"

# Method 2: pure bash via /dev/tcp (no deps — but bash-only, not POSIX sh)
if timeout 3 bash -c "echo > /dev/tcp/host.example.com/443"; then
    echo "open"
fi

# Method 3: curl for an HTTPS endpoint
curl -fsSL --connect-timeout 3 https://host.example.com >/dev/null && echo "HTTPS OK"

# Reusable helper
port_open() {
    timeout 3 bash -c "echo > /dev/tcp/$1/$2" 2>/dev/null
}

port_open google.com 443 && echo "Google HTTPS reachable"
port_open localhost 5432 || echo "Postgres NOT running"