send

Use the send command to send a control command to a telnet peer. Anyone can issue the send command. 

Command Syntax

Enter the send command as shown below:

send {ao|ayt|brk|ec|el|escape|ga|ip|nop|synch}

Command Fields

Command Field

Description

ao

Sends the Abort Output signal, which discards output buffered on the peer.

ayt

Sends the Are You There signal to test whether a host is still active.

brk

Sends the Break signal to interrupt the executing application.

ec

Sends the Erase Character to delete the previous character.

el

Sends the Erase Line signal to delete the entire current line.

escape

Sends the Escape character.

ga

Sends the Go Ahead signal.

ip

Sends the Interrupt Process signal to terminate the program running on the peer.

nop

Sends the No Operation signal to the peer.

synch

Sends the Synchronize Process signal to the peer.

Command Examples

Send IP

In this example, the send command transmits an interrupt process signal.

send ip

Send AYT

In this example, the send command transmits an "are you there" signal.

send ayt