Using HP-UX Internet Services (August 2003)

Logging into a Host Using telnet
Obtaining Help
Chapter 120
Obtaining Help
You can obtain information about the telnet commands by typing ? at
the telnet> prompt. You can either list the commands or obtain
information about a specific command.
Listing the telnet Commands
To list the telnet commands, perform the following steps:
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 character:
?
A list of all the telnet commands are displayed.
NOTE If you are connected to a remote host and wish to redisplay its
prompt, press Return twice.
Getting Information about a Specific telnet Command
To obtain information about a specific telnet command, perform the
following steps:
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 command:
? telnet_command
For example, if you type the following command at the telnet
prompt:
? open, telnet
telnet displays the following information about the open command:
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