Xshell provides local commands for advanced users familiar with the terminal environment.
Basically, Xshell prompt is displayed on the terminal screen when a remote host is not connected. When a session is connected, press 'Ctrl+Alt+]' to exit to local prompt. To return to the remote host mode, enter 'exit' or press 'Ctrl+D'.
The following commands can be used.
Command |
Description |
|---|---|
help |
Display commands list on the terminal window. |
new |
Open the New Session Properties dialog box. |
open the [session] |
Connect with the corresponding session when 'session' is designated. If a session is not designated, the Sessions dialog box is opened. |
edit [session] |
Open the Session Properties dialog box for the corresponding session if 'session' is designated. Open the Session Properties dialog box for the default session if 'session' is not designated. |
list |
Display a list of directories and information about sessions in the current directory. |
cd |
Change the current task directory. |
clear |
Clear local shell command prompt screen, address bar history, and command history. |
exit |
Close Xshell session or return to remote host. |
set |
Configure the Xshell environment. Certain settings can be defined in the session properties or options. To view the current configuration, type the set command without any command line options. |
ssh [user@]host [port] |
Connect using the SSH protocol. |
sftp [user@]host [port] |
Connect using the SFTP protocol. |
telnet [user@]host [port] |
Connect using the telnet protocol. |
rlogin [user@]host [port] |
Connect using the rlogin protocol. |
ftp [user@]host [port] |
Connect using the ftp protocol. |
ipconfig |
Execute Windows ipconfig command. |
ping host |
Execute Windows ping command. |
tracert host |
Show packet path to host. |
netstat |
Execute Windows netstat command. |
nslookup |
Execute Windows nslookup command. |