NAME

telnetd - Telnet server

SYNOPSIS

telnetd [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

DARPA telnet protocol server

-D, --debug[=LEVEL]

set debugging level

-E, --exec-login=STRING

set program to be executed instead of standard login(1)

-h, --no-hostinfo

do not print host information before login has been completed

-l, --linemode[=MODE]

set line mode

-n, --no-keepalive

disable TCP keep-alive

-U, --reverse-lookup

refuse connections from addresses that cannot be mapped back into a symbolic name

-?, --help

give this help list

--usage

give a short usage message

-V, --version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

telnet(1)

The full documentation for telnetd is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and telnetd programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info telnetd

should give you access to the complete manual.