TELNET(1)			  User Commands			       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 op-
     tional for any corresponding short options.

AUTHOR
     Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 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 com-
     mand

	    info telnet

     should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU inetutils 2.8		   April 2026			       TELNET(1)