Xshell provides a number of local commands for professional users who are accustomed to terminal environments.

By default an Xshell prompt appears on the terminal window when a connection to a remote host is not established. When a connection is already established, you can escape to the local prompt by pressing "Ctrl+Alt+]" key sequence. To return to the remote mode, you can just run "exit" or press "Ctrl+D" key sequence.

The complete command list is available below.

Command Description
help
?
Displays the command list on the terminal window.
new the New Session Properties dialog box.
open [session] Establishes a connection with the session specified or opens the Sessions dialog box when a session is not specified.
edit [session] If ¡°session¡± is specified, Xshell opens the Properties dialog box of the session. Otherwise, Xshell opens the Default Properties dialog box.
list Lists all sessions and their information that are available for the current working directory.
cd Changes the working directory.
clear Erases screen, history of the Address bar, history of the Compose bar.
exit
quit
Quits the Xshell program or returns to the remote mode.
ssh [user@]host [port] Establishes an ssh connection to the specified host. The default port is 22 when it is not specified.
sftp [user@]host [port] Establishes an ssh connection to the specified host. The default port is 22 when it is not specified.
telnet host [port] Establishes a telnet connection to the specified host. The default port is 23 when it is not specified.
rlogin [user@]host [port] Establishes an rlogin connection to the specified host. The default port is 513 when it is not specified.
ftp [user@]host [port] Establishes an ftp connection to the specified host. The default port is 21 when it is not specified.
ipconfig Runs the ipconfig command of Windows.
ping host Runs the ping command of Windows.
tracert host Runs the pingDisplays the route of a packet until it reaches the host.
netstat Runs the netstat command of Windows..
nslookup Runs the nslookup command of Windows.