diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b724785..0053a0d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-# action-template
-github action template
+# setup-netcat
+
+GiHhub action to setup netcat on an ubuntu runner with the apt package manager
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c3f75f2..08ca8e0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,33 +1,17 @@
-name: 'Action-template'
-description: 'Github action template'
+name: 'setup-netcat'
+description: 'Github action to setup netcat tool'
 branding:
-  icon: file
-  color: orange
-inputs:
-  sample-input:
-    description: 'input example'
-    default: 'default-value'
-    required: false
+  icon: search
+  color: blue
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - name: Set GitHub Path example
-      run: echo "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    - name: Update apt index
+      run: |
+        apt update
       shell: bash
-      env:
-        GITHUB_ACTION_PATH: ${{ github.action_path }}
 
-    - name: Set Github secret output result example
-      id: sets-a-secret
+    - name: Install netcat
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        the_secret=$((RANDOM))
-        echo "::add-mask::$the_secret"
-        echo "secret-number=$the_secret" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-    - name: Set Github output result example
-      id: sets-output
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        output_number=$((RANDOM))
-        echo "output-number=$output_number" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
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+        apt install -y netcat