NAME

telnetrc, .telnetrc − Specifies setup commands for a telnet session

SYNOPSIS

$HOME/.telnetrc

DESCRIPTION

The .telnetrc file contains the setup information for a telnet session.  It is a hidden file in your home directory and must be owned by the user logging in, or by the root user. 

The file can consist of multiple entries for each remote host to which a user can connect.  A remote host entry consists of multiple lines.  The first line is the name of a remote host. The subsequent lines must begin with blank spaces, and contain telnet subcommands.  These subcommands are processed as though they were typed in manually. Lines beginning with a number sign (#) are comment lines.  See telnet(1) for a complete list of telnet subcommands. 

To specify subcommands that apply to all systems, create an entry, using the word "DEFAULT" as the system name, and specify the telnet subcommands in the subsequent lines. 

EXAMPLES

The following shows a sample .telnetrc file:

# Beginning of telnetrc file
# Default subcommands that apply to all systems
DEFAULT
   environ undefine USER
# First system entry
system1
   set echo
   toggle crlf
# Second system entry
system2
   set echo
   mode line
   toggle crlf

FILES

$HOME/.telnetrc
User-customized telnet startup values. 

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands:  telnet(1).