EXIT

Closes the remote connection, logs off the remote session, and terminates TELNET. Same as QUIT.

EX[IT]

HELP

Displays TELNET commands and help information. Same as ?.

HE[LP] [command]

command

Any TELNET command. When a command is specified, HELP

 

displays a brief description of the command. If no command is

 

specified, HELP lists the TELNET commands, their syntax, and

 

a oneline description for each command. See ?, covered

 

earlier in this section.

INTERRUPT

Changes the TELNET remote interrupt character.

IN[TERRUPT] intr_char

intr_char

Any sevenbit ASCII character except those listed in the table

 

below. The default is

 

CONTROL

Y.

 

The interrupt character is used to send a •BREAK" indication

 

to the remote system without hitting the

BREAK

key on the

 

terminal.

Illegal TELNET Escape Characters

Decimal Value

ASCII Character

 

Terminal Keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

NUL (null)

 

 

 

@

 

CONTROL

 

4

EOT (end of transmission)

 

 

 

D

 

CONTROL

 

8

BS (backspace)

 

 

 

H

 

CONTROL

 

10

LF (linefeed)

 

 

J

 

CONTROL

 

13

CR (carriage return)

 

 

M

 

CONTROL

 

17

DC1 (XON)

 

 

Q

 

CONTROL

 

18

DC2

 

 

R

 

CONTROL

 

19

DC3 (XOFF)

 

 

S

 

CONTROL

 

24

CAN (cancel)

 

 

X

 

CONTROL

 

27

ES (cape)

 

 

 

]

 

CONTROL

]

30

RS (record separator)

 

 

^

 

CONTROL

 

31

US (unit separator)

 

 

_

 

CONTROL

 

127

DEL (rubout)

 

DEL

 

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