rdesktop/doc/rdesktop.1

.TH RDESKTOP 1 "September 2002" "Manual page for rdesktop"
.\"
.\" Man page author:
.\"    Hugo Trippaers <spark@ision.nl>
.\"    Peter Åstrand <peter@cendio.se>
.SH NAME
.I rdesktop
\- Remote Desktop Protocol client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rdesktop [options] server
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I rdesktop
is a client for Windows NT4 Terminal Server and Windows 2000 Terminal
Services.  rdesktop implements the RDP version 4 protocol, which used
by Windows NT4 Terminal Server, and parts of RDP version 5, which is
used by Windows 2000 Terminal Services.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR "-u <username>"
The username for authentication on the terminal server, together with -p 
this can be used for autologon. 
.TP
.BR "-d <domain>"
The domain to to which the user belongs. 
.TP
.BR "-s <shell>"
The startup shell for the user.  Use this to start a specific application, 
instead of a regular desktop. 
.TP
.BR "-c <directory>"
The current working directory for the user.  Often used in combination with -s 
to setup a fixed environment for the user after logon.
.TP
.BR "-p <password>"
The password to authenticate with.  Use -p - to make rdesktop request a
password at startup (from standard input).
WARNING: if you specify a password on the command line it may be visible
to other users when they use tools like ps.
.TP
.BR "-n <name>"
Client name.  The default is the hostname. 
.TP
.BR "-k <layout>"
keyboard layout on terminal server (us,sv,gr etc.)
.TP
.BR "-g <geometry>"
Desktop geometry (WxH). 
.TP
.BR "-f"
Enable fullscreen mode.  The -g option will be ignored when using -f,
rdesktop will get the current height and width from the current
desktop.
.TP
.BR "-b"
Force bitmap updates. 
.TP
.BR "-e"
Do not use encryption, this is only for people who are not allowed to
use encryption in Windows products.  If you live in France you
probably need this switch.
.TP
.BR "-m"
Do not send motion events.
.TP
.BR "-l"
Do not request licence. 
.TP
.BR "-t <port>"
Connect to this TCP port. The default is 3389. 
.TP
.BR "-K"
Keep window manager key bindings. 
.TP
.BR "-w <title>"
Set window title to <title>. 

.PP
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
None are defined (yet). 
.SH LINKS
Main website of rdesktop
.br
\fIhttp://www.rdesktop.org
.LP
.SH BUGS
We suggest you visit the website at http://www.rdesktop.org and follow
the links to the Bug Tracker.
.SH VERSION
This manual page documents version 1.2. 
.SH AUTHOR
rdesktop is written by Matt Chapman <matthewc@cse.unsw.edu.au>
.LP
The following persons have contributed to the project:
.LP
Peter Bystrom <peter.bystrom@ub.oru.se>
.br
Hugo Trippaers <spark@ision.nl>
.br
Jay Sorg 
.br
Peter Åstrand
.SH THANKS
Thanks to all the mailinglist members for their contributions to rdesktop.
.PP
1	astrand	106	.TH RDESKTOP 1 "September 2002" "Manual page for rdesktop"
2			.\"
3			.\" Man page author:
4			.\" Hugo Trippaers <spark@ision.nl>
5			.\" Peter Åstrand <peter@cendio.se>
6			.SH NAME
7			.I rdesktop
8			\- Remote Desktop Protocol client
9			.SH SYNOPSIS
10			.B rdesktop [options] server
11			.br
12			.SH DESCRIPTION
13			.I rdesktop
14			is a client for Windows NT4 Terminal Server and Windows 2000 Terminal
15			Services. rdesktop implements the RDP version 4 protocol, which used
16			by Windows NT4 Terminal Server, and parts of RDP version 5, which is
17			used by Windows 2000 Terminal Services.
18
19			.SH OPTIONS
20			.TP
21			.BR "-u <username>"
22			The username for authentication on the terminal server, together with -p
23			this can be used for autologon.
24			.TP
25			.BR "-d <domain>"
26			The domain to to which the user belongs.
27			.TP
28			.BR "-s <shell>"
29			The startup shell for the user. Use this to start a specific application,
30			instead of a regular desktop.
31			.TP
32			.BR "-c <directory>"
33			The current working directory for the user. Often used in combination with -s
34			to setup a fixed environment for the user after logon.
35			.TP
36			.BR "-p <password>"
37	matthewc	213	The password to authenticate with. Use -p - to make rdesktop request a
38			password at startup (from standard input).
39			WARNING: if you specify a password on the command line it may be visible
40			to other users when they use tools like ps.
41	astrand	106	.TP
42			.BR "-n <name>"
43			Client name. The default is the hostname.
44			.TP
45			.BR "-k <layout>"
46			keyboard layout on terminal server (us,sv,gr etc.)
47			.TP
48			.BR "-g <geometry>"
49			Desktop geometry (WxH).
50			.TP
51			.BR "-f"
52			Enable fullscreen mode. The -g option will be ignored when using -f,
53			rdesktop will get the current height and width from the current
54			desktop.
55			.TP
56			.BR "-b"
57			Force bitmap updates.
58			.TP
59			.BR "-e"
60			Do not use encryption, this is only for people who are not allowed to
61			use encryption in Windows products. If you live in France you
62			probably need this switch.
63			.TP
64			.BR "-m"
65			Do not send motion events.
66			.TP
67			.BR "-l"
68			Do not request licence.
69			.TP
70			.BR "-t <port>"
71			Connect to this TCP port. The default is 3389.
72			.TP
73			.BR "-K"
74			Keep window manager key bindings.
75	astrand	107	.TP
76			.BR "-w <title>"
77			Set window title to <title>.
78	astrand	106
79			.PP
80			.SH "RETURN VALUES"
81			None are defined (yet).
82			.SH LINKS
83			Main website of rdesktop
84			.br
85			\fIhttp://www.rdesktop.org
86			.LP
87			.SH BUGS
88			We suggest you visit the website at http://www.rdesktop.org and follow
89			the links to the Bug Tracker.
90			.SH VERSION
91			This manual page documents version 1.2.
92			.SH AUTHOR
93			rdesktop is written by Matt Chapman <matthewc@cse.unsw.edu.au>
94			.LP
95			The following persons have contributed to the project:
96			.LP
97			Peter Bystrom <peter.bystrom@ub.oru.se>
98			.br
99			Hugo Trippaers <spark@ision.nl>
100			.br
101			Jay Sorg
102			.br
103			Peter Åstrand
104			.SH THANKS
105			Thanks to all the mailinglist members for their contributions to rdesktop.
106			.PP