1 – ECHO
Sets the echo character.
Use this command if either your terminal or the remote system
does not recognize the default echo character. Enter the
following sequence of characters:
1. Opening quotation marks
2. A circumflex ( ^ )
3. The new echo character
4. Closing quotation marks
DCL Format
SET ECHO "^character"
UNIX Format
set echo "^character"
1.1 – Parameters
"^character"
Required.
Character you want to use as the echo character.
1.2 – Example
TELNET> SET ECHO "^m"
Echo character is '^M'.
Sets the echo control character to either m or M.
2 – ERASE
Sets the erase character.
The erase character deletes, either locally or remotely, the last
character in the type-ahead buffer. (This character has no effect
in binary mode.)
Use this command if either your terminal or the remote system
does not recognize the default erase character, the Delete key.
Enter the following sequence of characters:
1. Opening quotation marks
2. A circumflex ( ^ )
3. The new erase character
4. Closing quotation marks
DCL Format
SET ERASE "^character"
UNIX Format
set erase "^character"
2.1 – Parameters
"^character"
Required.
Character you want to use as the erase character.
2.2 – Example
TELNET> SET ERASE "^P"
Erase character is '^p'.
Sets the erase control character to either p or P.
3 – ESCAPE
Sets the escape character.
The escape character returns you to the TELNET prompt. When you
run multiple sessions, you can set different escape sequences for
each connection.
Use this command if either your terminal or the remote system
does not recognize the default escape character, Ctrl/]. Enter
the following sequence of characters:
1. Opening quotation marks
2. A circumflex ( ^ )
3. The new escape character
4. Closing quotation marks
DCL Format
SET ESCAPE "^character"
UNIX Format
set escape "^character"
3.1 – Parameters
"^character"
Required.
Character you want to use as the escape character.
3.2 – Example
TELNET> SET ESCAPE "^P"
Escape character is '^p'.
Sets the escape control character to either p or P.
4 – FLUSHOUTPUT
Sets the flush output character.
Use this command if either your terminal or the remote host does
not recognize the default flush output character, Ctrl/O.
Enter the following sequence of characters:
1. Opening quotation marks
2. A circumflex ( ^ )
3. The new flush output character
4. Closing quotation marks
DCL Format
SET FLUSHOUTPUT "^character"
UNIX Format
set flushoutput "^character"
4.1 – Parameters
"^character"
Required.
Character you want to use as the flush output character.
4.2 – Example
TELNET> SET FLUSHOUTPUT "^P"
Flush output character is '^p'.
Sets the flush output control character to either p or P.
5 – INTERRUPT
Sets the interrupt character.
The interrupt character clears the input and output paths to
the remote host. The remote host interrupts the program that is
processing. (This character has no effect in binary mode.)
Use this command if either your terminal or the remote host does
not recognize the default interrupt character, Ctrl/C.
Enter the following sequence of characters:
1. Opening quotation marks
2. A circumflex ( ^ )
3. The new interrupt character
4. Closing quotation marks
DCL Format
SET INTERRUPT "^character"
UNIX Format
set interrupt "^character"
5.1 – Parameters
"^character"
Required.
Character you want to use as the interrupt character.
5.2 – Example
TELNET> SET INTERRUPT "^a"
Interrupt character is '^A'.
Sets the interrupt control character to either a or A.
6 – KILL
Sets the kill character.
The kill character discards, both locally and remotely, the
entire type-ahead buffer. (This character has no effect in binary
mode.)
Use this command if either your terminal or the remote host does
not recognize the default kill character, Ctrl/U.
Enter the following sequence of characters:
1. Opening quotation marks
2. A circumflex ( ^ )
3. The new kill character
4. Closing quotation marks
DCL Format
SET KILL "^character"
UNIX Format
set kill "^character"
6.1 – Parameters
"^character"
Required.
Character you want to use as the kill character.
6.2 – Example
TELNET> SET KILL "^q"
Kill character is '^Q'.
Sets the kill control character to either q or Q.
7 – MODE
Sets the mode of transmission.
The mode of transmission can be either character mode or line
mode. Character mode is the default. Use character mode when you
run a character-processing text editor on the remote host. With
character mode, your local system sends data a character at a
time to the remote host with which you have a connected session,
and the remote host echoes the characters back for display on
your local system. (Sometimes several characters may be sent in
a burst for performance optimization, in which case the remote
server usually replies with bursts of characters, but not a line
at a time.)
To use line mode, the remote host server must support line mode.
The local host echoes characters. Line mode allows the following:
o Signal trapping (such as for application programs on remote
UNIX hosts that sense traps or special events)
o Local character editing
o Tab expansion (where a tab is more than simply the TAB
character)
This command overrides the ENABLE LOCAL_CHARS command.
Before you enter this command, establish a remote connection.
DCL Format
SET MODE {CHAR | LINE}
UNIX Format
mode mode
7.1 – Parameters
CHAR LINE
Required.
Transmission mode you want to set. Specify either of the
following:
o CHAR - Data is transmitted one character at a time.
o LINE - Data is transmitted one line at a time.
8 – QUIT
Sets the quit character, an alternate interrupt character.
DCL Format
SET QUIT "^character"
UNIX Format
set quit "^character"
8.1 – Parameters
"^character"
Required.
Character you want to use as the quit character.
8.2 – Example
TELNET> SET QUIT "^i"
Quit character is '^I'.
Sets the alternate interrupt control character to either i or
I.
9 – TERMINAL
Sets the default terminal type for future TELNET or TN3270
connections.
Format
SET TERMINAL /DEVICE=type
9.1 – Qualifiers
9.1.1 /DEVICE
/DEVICE=type
Required.
Terminal model. Specify one of the following:
o A terminal model.
o An IBM terminal to emulate. Enter the full specification for
one of the following:
- IBM-3278-2
- IBM-3278-3
- IBM-3278-4
- IBM-3278-5
9.2 – Example
TELNET> SET TERMINAL/DEVICE=IBM-3278-2
Terminal type is set to IBM-3278-2
TELNET>
Runs TN3270. The terminal is emulating an IBM 3278-2 model
terminal.