NAME
telnet - User interface to TELNET
SYNOPSIS
telnet [OPTION...] [HOST [PORT]]
DESCRIPTION
Login to remote system HOST (optionally, on service port PORT)
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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 <[email protected]>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2026 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.