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 to Star Wars animation

$ telnet [towel.blinkenlights.nl]

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

-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.

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

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.

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.