HP Telnet/iX User's Guide (36957-90156)

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Telnet/iX Client Commands

Quick Reference

Telnet/iX Client commands can be entered in upper case or lower case

letters. Command abbreviations are not supported.

NOTE

Telnet/iX Client commands can only be entered in Telnet/iX command

mode (at the telnet> prompt); entering a command at the remote

host’s prompt when connected to a remote host will result in an error.

While connected to a remote host, Telnet/iX command mode can be

entered by typing

[CTRL]-] (the default value). Once you are in Telnet/iX

command mode and have entered a client command, you are

automatically returned to remote host control (except for when entering

the ? or HELP command). However, you will not see the remote host’s

prompt until you press the

[Return] key. If you entered the ? or HELP

command in Telnet/iX command mode, you will remain in command

mode and can enter another client command. Alternatively, you can

return to the remote host’s prompt by pressing the

[Return] key twice.

To close a Telnet/iX session, type close in Telnet/iX command mode. If

the session was started from command mode, you return to command

mode; otherwise, you exit the Telnet/iX Client and return to the MPE/iX

prompt. To close any open Telnet/iX session and automatically exit the

Telnet/iX Client, regardless of where the session was started, type quit

at the telnet> prompt.

NOTE

The Telnet/iX Client supports eight-bit characters when

communicating with the remote host. To use eight-bit characters, you

may need to reconﬁgure your terminal or the remote host. Additionally,

you may need to enable the binary option to allow an eight-bit data

stream between the Telnet/iX Client and the remote host. Note that

some remote hosts may not support eight-bit characters.

? [command] Displays a list of valid Telnet/iX Client commands and

corresponding one-line command descriptions. If

command is speciﬁed, Telnet/iX displays a one-line

description of that command only. Equivalent to HELP

command.

!mpecommand From within a Telnet/iX session you can execute an

MPE/iX command or program by entering an

exclamation point (!) followed by the command or

program name. After the command is executed, or the

program is exited, you are returned to your active

session.

CLOSE Closes the active session. If the session was started

from command mode, Telnet/iX returns to command

mode; otherwise, you exit the program.