--- telnet.1 2007-06-26 20:31:17.000000000 +0800 +++ telnet.1 2007-06-26 20:39:00.000000000 +0800 @@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ \fB\-e\fP \fIescape char\fP Set the initial .B telnet -escape character to +escape character or +.B telnet +rlogin escape character to .I escape char. If .I escape char @@ -156,7 +158,9 @@ .B \-r Specify a user interface similar to .IR rlogin (1). -In this mode, the escape character is set to the tilde (~) character, +In this mode, the +.B telnet +rlogin escape character is set to the tilde (~) character, unless modified by the .B \-e option. @@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ .B telnet port (23) is used. .PP -When in rlogin mode, ~ is the telnet escape character; a line of the +When in rlogin mode, ~ is the telnet rlogin escape character; a line of the form ~. disconnects from the remote host. Similarly, the line ~^Z suspends the telnet session. The line ~^] escapes to the normal telnet escape prompt.