telnet

Connect to a specified port of a host using the telnet protocol.

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• 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}

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