RSH(1)

NAME
rsh - Remote shell client

SYNOPSIS
rsh [OPTION...] [USER@]HOST [COMMAND [ARG...]]

DESCRIPTION
remote shell

-4, --ipv4
    use only IPv4

-6, --ipv6
    use only IPv6

-8, --8-bit
    allows an eight-bit input data path at all times

-d, --debug
    turns on socket debugging (see setsockopt(2))

-e, --escape=CHAR
    allows user specification of the escape character (``~'' by default)

-l, --user=USER
    run as USER on the remote system

-n, --no-input
    use /dev/null as input

-?, --help
    give this help list

--usage
    give a short usage message

-V, --version
    print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

AUTHOR
Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
rshd(1)

The full documentation for rsh is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and rsh programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info rsh

should give you access to the complete manual.