use Net::Telnet; my $telnet3; $telnet3 = new Net::Telnet(timeout => 10, Errmode => 'die' Prompt => '/ENTER USERNAME open('10.200.16.58'); $telnet3->login('IATEST', 'TESTBED'); @lines = $telnet3->cmd("who"); open(FILE, ">file.txt"); print FILE ("@lines\n"); print("logged in to the device.\n");