TELNET(1)

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>.

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.