Telnet
Getting Started
Usage
Standard usage (i.e. a host to connect can be by ip or by domain)
$ telnet [options] target [port]
communicate over http protocol
$ telnet example.com 80
create traceroute file
$ telnet example.com 80
Option examples
| Option | Example | Operation |
|---|
| -E | telnet -E target port | To treat all characters as data and prevent dropping to command
| -e | telnet -e '^C' host | Set a custom escape character instead of default ^] |
| -l | telnet -l alice host | Pass a username to the remote host |
| -d | telnet -d host | Enable debug mode |
| -l | telnet -n host | Creates a trace file |