Using Internet Services

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Logging into a Host with telnet
Obtaining Help
Obtaining Help
You can obtain summary information about telnet commands with
telnet’s ? command. You can either list the commands or get
information about a specific command.
Listing the telnet Commands
1. If you are not at the telnet> prompt, enter the telnet escape
character (usually CTRL-]) to display the prompt.
2. At the telnet> prompt, enter the following:
?
telnet lists its commands.
NOTE If you were connected to a remote host and want to redisplay its prompt,
press Return twice.
Getting Information about a Specific telnet Command
1. If you are not at the telnet> prompt, enter the telnet escape
character (usually CTRL-]) to display the prompt.
2. At the telnet> prompt, enter the following:
? telnet_command
For example, if you typed ? open, telnet would display the following
information about the open command:
connect to a site
NOTE If you were connected to a remote host and want to redisplay its prompt,
press Return twice.