use Net::Telnet; $telnet = new Net::Telnet ( Timeout=>10, Errmode=>'die',Input_Log=>'out.txt',Prompt=>'/.*tstbld.*/'); $telnet->open('seahawk'); $telnet->login('tstbld', 'vilc0n'); $telnet->cmd(String=>'cd /builds/htpc2003r1/base/menu', Prompt=>'/.*htpc.*/'); $prompt = '/seahawk\:\>/'; @ret= $telnet->cmd(String=>'who', Prompt=>$prompt); print @ret;