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 # telnet
 
-> Telnet is used to connect to a specified port of a host.
+> Connect to a specified port of a host using the telnet protocol.
 
-- Telnet to a certain port:
+- Telnet to the default port of a host:
 
-`telnet  {{ip_address}} {{port}}`
+`telnel {{host}}`
 
-- To exit a telnet session:
+- Telnet to a specific port of a host:
+
+`telnet {{ip_address}} {{port}}`
+
+- Exit a telnet session:
 
 `quit`
 
-- Default escape character:
+- Emit the default escape character combination for terminating the session:
 
-`CTRL + ]`
+`Ctrl + ]`
 
-- Specify an escape character (x is the escape character):
+- Start telnet with "x" as the session termination character:
 
-`telnet -e x {{ip_address}} {{port}}`
+`telnet -e {{x}} {{ip_address}} {{port}}`