Use the send command to send a control command to a telnet peer. Anyone can issue the send command.
Enter the send command as shown below:
send {ao|ayt|brk|ec|el|escape|ga|ip|nop|synch}
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Command Field |
Description |
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ao |
Sends the Abort Output signal, which discards output buffered on the peer. |
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ayt |
Sends the Are You There signal to test whether a host is still active. |
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brk |
Sends the Break signal to interrupt the executing application. |
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ec |
Sends the Erase Character to delete the previous character. |
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el |
Sends the Erase Line signal to delete the entire current line. |
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escape |
Sends the Escape character. |
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ga |
Sends the Go Ahead signal. |
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ip |
Sends the Interrupt Process signal to terminate the program running on the peer. |
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nop |
Sends the No Operation signal to the peer. |
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synch |
Sends the Synchronize Process signal to the peer. |
In this example, the send command transmits an interrupt process signal.
send ip
In this example, the send command transmits an "are you there" signal.
send ayt