Do I have to use telnet if I have a web page?
No. Telnet is best used when you will be running cgi scripts and need a method of writing and debugging in real time.
How do I get Telnet?
If you are running Windows 95/98 Telnet is built in. Click on Start, then Run, type telnet.
What are common telnetting commands, and what do they do?
Below is a list of Telnet commands that are useful for maintenance, editting, etc.
| Telnet Commands |
| Command |
Description |
| pine |
Opens the mail program Pine |
| ftp hostname |
FTP's to the specified hostname |
| chmod ### |
Changes a files mode. |
| chown username file |
Changes ownership |
| pico filename |
Opens/Creates a specified file. |
| perl scriptname.pl |
Runs perl on the specified script |
| mv file target_directory |
Moves a file to a specified directory |
| cd directory_name |
Changes current directory |
| pwd |
Prints working directory |
| mkdir directory_name |
Creates specified directory |
| rmdir directory_name |
Removes specified directory
|
rm filename
|
Removes specified file. |
| tar cvf name.tar * |
Creates a tar archive of all files in a directory |
| tar xvf name.tar |
Expands a tar archive with directories and permissions. |
| gzip name.tar |
zips a tar archive |
| gunzip name.tar.gz |
Unzips a zipped tar archive. |
