NAME

telnet - User interface to TELNET

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.

AUTHOR

Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS

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

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