telnet

Telnet to the default port of a host

$ telnet [host]

Telnet to a specific port of a host

$ telnet [ip_address] [port]

Exit a telnet session

$ quit

Emit the default escape character combination for terminating the session

$ Ctrl + ]

Start telnet with "x" as the session termination character

$ telnet -e [x] [ip_address] [port]

telnet [ OPTION ...][ HOST [ PORT ]]

Login to remote system HOST (optionally, on service port PORT)

General options:

-4 , --ipv4 use only IPv4

-6 , --ipv6 use only IPv6

-8 , --binary use an 8 -bit data transmission

-a , --login attempt automatic login

-c , --no -rc do not read the user's .telnetrc file

-d , --debug turn on debugging

-e , --escape = CHAR use CHAR as an escape character

-E , --no -escape use no escape character

-K , --no -login do not automatically login to the remote system

-l , --user = USER attempt automatic login as USER

-L , --binary -output use an 8 -bit data transmission for output only

-n , --trace = FILE record trace information into FILE

-r , --rlogin use a user -interface similar to rlogin

-?, --help give this help list

--usage give a short usage message

-V , --version print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

Report bugs to <bug -inetutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

telnetd(1) The full documentation for telnet is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and telnet programs are properly installed at your site, the command info telnet should give you access to the complete manual.

Written by many authors.