telnet
User interface to TELNET
TLDR
Telnet to the default port of a host
Telnet to a specific port of a host
Exit a telnet session
Emit the default escape character combination for terminating the session
Start telnet with "x" as the session termination character
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SYNOPSIS
telnet [OPTION...] [HOST [PORT]]
DESCRIPTION
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
- -b, --bind=ADDRESS
-
bind to specific local ADDRESS
- -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.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
GPL version 3 or later <https://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.
SEE ALSO
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.
AUTHOR
Written by many authors.
