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17 telnet: User interface to TELNET

Login to a remote system HOST, optionally using a (non-standard) service port PORT.

Synopsis:

telnet [OPTION...] [HOST [PORT]]

17.1 Command line options

-4
--ipv4

Use only IPv4.

-6
--ipv6

Use only IPv6.

-8
--binary

Use an 8-bit data path.

-a
--login

Attempt automatic login.

-b address
--bind=address

Bind to specific local address.

-c
--no-rc

Do not read the user’s file $HOME/.telnetrc.

-d
--debug

Turn on socket level debugging.

-e char
--escape=char

Use char as escape character.

-E
--no-escape

Do not use an escape character.

-k realm
--realm=realm

Request Kerberos realm realm instead of whatever is declared as default realm in the system’s or user’s settings.

-K
--no-login

Do not automatically login to the remote system.

-l user
--user=user

Attempt automatic login as user.

-L
--binary-output

Use an 8-bit data path for output only.

-n file
--trace=file

Record trace information into file.

-r
--rlogin

Display a user-interface similar to that of rlogin.

-x
--encrypt

If possible, encrypt the data stream.

-X atype
--disable-auth=atype

Disable authentication of type atype. Use this option multiple times if more than one type is to be disabled. Standard choices are ‘null’, ‘kerberos_v4’, and ‘kerberos_v5’.


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