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
- -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 © 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.
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.
