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telnet:tldr:1bfee
telnet: Start telnet with "x" as the session termination character.
$ 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 setx
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.