Overview of commands

TELNET commands may be abbreviated up to the point required for unique identification. Operands are separated by spaces.

Controlling TELNET

Command	Function	Link/Page
open	Open connection to remote host	open
close	Close connection to remote host	close
!	Switch to BS2000/POSIX command mode	!
crmod	Enable/disable insertion of carriage returns	crmod
escape	Change escape character	escape
exit	Enable/disable client exit	exit
setcode	Change code tables	setcode
^]	Switch to TELNET command mode	^]
quit	Exit the TELNET client	quit
rexit	Enable/disable server exits	rexit
send	Send special commands ao / ip / ayt / nop	send
auth	Enable/disable AUTHENTICATION option	auth
encrypt	Enable/disable ENCRYPTION option	encrypt
readopt	Read option file	readopt
tls	Enable/disable TLS support on the TELNET client	tls

Information on TELNET

Command	Function	Link/Page
?	Show information on TELNET commands	?
help	Same as ?; show information on TELNET commands	help
status	Show TELNET status information	status
options	Enable/disable display of options	options
trace	Set socket trace level	trace
debug	Enable the TELNET trace	debug