telnet:tldr:1bfee

telnet: Start telnet with "x" as the session termination character.

telnet

$ telnet -e ${x} ${ip_address} ${port}

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The command you provided is used to initiate a Telnet session with a specific IP address and port. Here's a breakdown of the command:

telnet: This is the command to open a Telnet session.
-e: This flag is used to specify the escape character to use within the Telnet session.
${x}: This is a variable that could represent any valid single-character escape sequence you want to use. For example, if you set x as 'q', then pressing 'q' within the Telnet session would terminate the session.
${ip_address}: This is the IP address of the destination device/server that you want to connect to using Telnet.
${port}: This is the port number on the destination device/server that you want to connect to.

Together, this command allows you to establish a Telnet session to the specified IP address and port, and provides a custom escape character for interactive control within the session.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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