rdesktop/doc/rdesktop.1

.TH rdesktop 1 "October 2002"
.SH NAME
.I rdesktop
\- Remote Desktop Protocol client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rdesktop [options] server[:port]
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I rdesktop
is a client for Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Terminal
Services, Windows XP Remote Desktop, and possibly other Terminal Services
products.  rdesktop currently implements the RDP version 4 protocol.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR "-u <username>"
Username for authentication on the terminal server.
.TP
.BR "-d <domain>"
Domain for authentication.
.TP
.BR "-s <shell>"
Startup shell for the user - starts a specific application instead of Explorer.
.TP
.BR "-S <button size>"
Enable single application mode. This option can be used when running a
single, maximized application (via -s). When the minimize button of
the windows application is pressed, the rdesktop window is minimized
instead of the remote application. The maximize/restore button is
disabled. For this to work, you must specify the correct button
size, in pixels. The special word "standard" means 18 pixels. 
.TP
.BR "-c <directory>"
The initial working directory for the user.  Often used in combination with -s
to set up a fixed login environment.
.TP
.BR "-p <password>"
The password to authenticate with.  Note that this may have no effect if
"Always prompt for password" is enabled on the server.  WARNING: if you specify
a password on the command line it may be visible to other users when they use
tools like ps.  Use -p - to make rdesktop request a password at startup (from
standard input).
.TP
.BR "-n <hostname>"
Client hostname.  Normally rdesktop automatically obtains the hostname of the
client.
.TP
.BR "-k <layout>"
Keyboard layout to emulate.  This requires a corresponding keymap file to be
installed.  The standard keymaps provided with rdesktop follow the RFC1766
naming scheme: a language code followed by a country code if necessary - e.g.
en-us, en-gb, de, fr, sv, etc.  The default is en-us (a US keyboard).
.TP
.BR "-g <geometry>"
Desktop geometry (WxH). If geometry is the special word "workarea", the geometry
will be fetched from the extended window manager hints property _NET_WORKAREA, from
the root window. The geometry can also be specified in terms of percent of the whole
screen, like "-g 80%". 
.TP
.BR "-f"
Enable fullscreen mode.  This overrides the window manager and causes the
rdesktop window to fully cover the current screen.  Fullscreen mode can be
toggled at any time using Ctrl-Alt-Enter.
.TP
.BR "-b"
Force the server to send screen updates as bitmaps rather than using
higher-level drawing operations.
.TP
.BR "-e"
Disable encryption.  This option is only needed (and will only work) if you
have a French version of NT TSE.
.TP
.BR "-E"
Disable encryption from client to server.  This sends an encrypted login-packet,
but everything after this is unencrypted. This also includes interactive logins.
.TP
.BR "-m"
Do not send mouse motion events.  This saves bandwidth, although some Windows
applications may rely on receiving mouse motion.
.TP
.BR "-C"
Use private colourmap.  This will improve colour accuracy on an 8-bit display,
but rdesktop will appear in false colour when not focused.
.TP
.BR "-K"
Do not override window manager key bindings.  By default rdesktop attempts
to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus.
.TP
.BR "-T <title>"
Window title.
.TP
.BR "-D"
Hide window manager decorations, by using MWM hints. 
.TP
.BR "-a <bpp>"
Use bpp as colourdepth for the connection. Supported are 8, 15, 16 and 24.
More than 8 bpp are only supported when connecting to Windows XP or
Windows Server 2003.
.TP
.BR "-0"
Attach to the console of the Server.
.TP
.BR "-4"
Use RDP version 4.
.TP
.BR "-5"
Use RDP version 5 (default).
.TP
.BR "-r redirection"
Enable/disable specific resource-redirections. Please have a look at
redirection.txt for more informations.

.PP
.SH LINKS
Main website of rdesktop
.br
\fIhttp://www.rdesktop.org/
.LP
.PP
1	matthewc	217	.TH rdesktop 1 "October 2002"
2	astrand	106	.SH NAME
3			.I rdesktop
4			\- Remote Desktop Protocol client
5			.SH SYNOPSIS
6	matthewc	232	.B rdesktop [options] server[:port]
7	astrand	106	.br
8			.SH DESCRIPTION
9			.I rdesktop
10	matthewc	217	is a client for Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Terminal
11			Services, Windows XP Remote Desktop, and possibly other Terminal Services
12			products. rdesktop currently implements the RDP version 4 protocol.
13	astrand	106
14			.SH OPTIONS
15			.TP
16			.BR "-u <username>"
17	matthewc	217	Username for authentication on the terminal server.
18	astrand	106	.TP
19			.BR "-d <domain>"
20	matthewc	217	Domain for authentication.
21	astrand	106	.TP
22			.BR "-s <shell>"
23	matthewc	217	Startup shell for the user - starts a specific application instead of Explorer.
24	astrand	106	.TP
25	astrand	330	.BR "-S <button size>"
26			Enable single application mode. This option can be used when running a
27			single, maximized application (via -s). When the minimize button of
28			the windows application is pressed, the rdesktop window is minimized
29			instead of the remote application. The maximize/restore button is
30			disabled. For this to work, you must specify the correct button
31			size, in pixels. The special word "standard" means 18 pixels.
32			.TP
33	astrand	106	.BR "-c <directory>"
34	matthewc	217	The initial working directory for the user. Often used in combination with -s
35			to set up a fixed login environment.
36	astrand	106	.TP
37			.BR "-p <password>"
38	matthewc	217	The password to authenticate with. Note that this may have no effect if
39			"Always prompt for password" is enabled on the server. WARNING: if you specify
40			a password on the command line it may be visible to other users when they use
41			tools like ps. Use -p - to make rdesktop request a password at startup (from
42			standard input).
43	astrand	106	.TP
44	matthewc	217	.BR "-n <hostname>"
45			Client hostname. Normally rdesktop automatically obtains the hostname of the
46			client.
47	astrand	106	.TP
48			.BR "-k <layout>"
49	matthewc	241	Keyboard layout to emulate. This requires a corresponding keymap file to be
50			installed. The standard keymaps provided with rdesktop follow the RFC1766
51			naming scheme: a language code followed by a country code if necessary - e.g.
52			en-us, en-gb, de, fr, sv, etc. The default is en-us (a US keyboard).
53	astrand	106	.TP
54			.BR "-g <geometry>"
55	astrand	264	Desktop geometry (WxH). If geometry is the special word "workarea", the geometry
56			will be fetched from the extended window manager hints property _NET_WORKAREA, from
57	astrand	500	the root window. The geometry can also be specified in terms of percent of the whole
58			screen, like "-g 80%".
59	astrand	106	.TP
60			.BR "-f"
61	matthewc	217	Enable fullscreen mode. This overrides the window manager and causes the
62			rdesktop window to fully cover the current screen. Fullscreen mode can be
63	matthewc	245	toggled at any time using Ctrl-Alt-Enter.
64	astrand	106	.TP
65			.BR "-b"
66	matthewc	217	Force the server to send screen updates as bitmaps rather than using
67			higher-level drawing operations.
68	astrand	106	.TP
69	matthewc	294	.BR "-e"
70			Disable encryption. This option is only needed (and will only work) if you
71			have a French version of NT TSE.
72			.TP
73	stargo	505	.BR "-E"
74			Disable encryption from client to server. This sends an encrypted login-packet,
75			but everything after this is unencrypted. This also includes interactive logins.
76			.TP
77	astrand	106	.BR "-m"
78	matthewc	217	Do not send mouse motion events. This saves bandwidth, although some Windows
79			applications may rely on receiving mouse motion.
80	astrand	106	.TP
81	matthewc	294	.BR "-C"
82			Use private colourmap. This will improve colour accuracy on an 8-bit display,
83			but rdesktop will appear in false colour when not focused.
84	astrand	106	.TP
85			.BR "-K"
86	matthewc	217	Do not override window manager key bindings. By default rdesktop attempts
87			to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus.
88	astrand	107	.TP
89	matthewc	232	.BR "-T <title>"
90	matthewc	217	Window title.
91	astrand	264	.TP
92			.BR "-D"
93			Hide window manager decorations, by using MWM hints.
94	stargo	505	.TP
95			.BR "-a <bpp>"
96			Use bpp as colourdepth for the connection. Supported are 8, 15, 16 and 24.
97			More than 8 bpp are only supported when connecting to Windows XP or
98			Windows Server 2003.
99			.TP
100			.BR "-0"
101			Attach to the console of the Server.
102			.TP
103			.BR "-4"
104			Use RDP version 4.
105			.TP
106			.BR "-5"
107			Use RDP version 5 (default).
108			.TP
109			.BR "-r redirection"
110			Enable/disable specific resource-redirections. Please have a look at
111			redirection.txt for more informations.
112	astrand	106
113			.PP
114			.SH LINKS
115			Main website of rdesktop
116			.br
117	matthewc	217	\fIhttp://www.rdesktop.org/
118	astrand	106	.LP
119			.PP