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I opened a Telnet connection from a Linux machine, and hit Ctrl + ] to bring up the telnet> prompt. How do I drop out of this prompt and go back to my session without closing the Telnet connection?

There weren't any breadcrumbs in help, and pressing Ctrl + ] again, or Ctrl + C just prints the escaped char, while Ctrl + D closes the connection. None of these are desired.

It must be simple, I just can't find it anywhere - everything Google gives me is about closing/quitting the session.

Dan
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Just hit enter without entering anything after the telnet> prompt and you're back to the connection.

Paul Haldane
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If a connection with a host is already established in telnet try Ctrl + ]. If you are already in telnet> try \q

Mr.J
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  • Thanks for the answer, but \q aliases to quit, which closes the session. I don't want to close the session... – Dan Jan 27 '17 at 15:06
  • Ugh, I completely miss read this entire question i apologize! I Guess I still hadn't had my morning coffee yet :). Glad you worked it out. – Mr.J Jan 27 '17 at 17:37