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.TH RDESKTOP 1 "September 2002" "Manual page for rdesktop" |
.TH rdesktop 1 "October 2002" |
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.\" Man page author: |
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.\" Hugo Trippaers <spark@ision.nl> |
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.\" Peter Åstrand <peter@cendio.se> |
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.SH NAME |
.SH NAME |
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.I rdesktop |
.I rdesktop |
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\- Remote Desktop Protocol client |
\- Remote Desktop Protocol client |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
.SH DESCRIPTION |
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.I rdesktop |
.I rdesktop |
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is a client for Windows NT4 Terminal Server and Windows 2000 Terminal |
is a client for Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Terminal |
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Services. rdesktop implements the RDP version 4 protocol, which used |
Services, Windows XP Remote Desktop, and possibly other Terminal Services |
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by Windows NT4 Terminal Server, and parts of RDP version 5, which is |
products. rdesktop currently implements the RDP version 4 protocol. |
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used by Windows 2000 Terminal Services. |
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.SH OPTIONS |
.SH OPTIONS |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-u <username>" |
.BR "-u <username>" |
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The username for authentication on the terminal server, together with -p |
Username for authentication on the terminal server. |
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this can be used for autologon. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-d <domain>" |
.BR "-d <domain>" |
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The domain to to which the user belongs. |
Domain for authentication. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-s <shell>" |
.BR "-s <shell>" |
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The startup shell for the user. Use this to start a specific application, |
Startup shell for the user - starts a specific application instead of Explorer. |
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instead of a regular desktop. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-c <directory>" |
.BR "-c <directory>" |
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The current working directory for the user. Often used in combination with -s |
The initial working directory for the user. Often used in combination with -s |
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to setup a fixed environment for the user after logon. |
to set up a fixed login environment. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-p <password>" |
.BR "-p <password>" |
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The password to authenticate with, used in combination with -u for |
The password to authenticate with. Note that this may have no effect if |
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autologon. Use -p - to make rdesktop request a password at startup. |
"Always prompt for password" is enabled on the server. WARNING: if you specify |
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WARNING: the -p <password> option will be visible to all users when |
a password on the command line it may be visible to other users when they use |
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they use tools like ps. The -P option is safer. |
tools like ps. Use -p - to make rdesktop request a password at startup (from |
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.TP |
standard input). |
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.BR "-P <program>" |
.TP |
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The program to fetch the password from. The program will be executed, |
.BR "-n <hostname>" |
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and the output will be used as the password. This is a safe way to |
Client hostname. Normally rdesktop automatically obtains the hostname of the |
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transfer the password to rdesktop. |
client. |
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.BR "-n <name>" |
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Client name. The default is the hostname. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-k <layout>" |
.BR "-k <layout>" |
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keyboard layout on terminal server (us,sv,gr etc.) |
Keyboard layout on terminal server (us,sv,gr,etc.). This requires a |
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corresponding keymap file to be installed (normally the keymaps are found in |
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/usr/share/rdesktop/keymaps/ or /usr/local/share/rdesktop/keymaps/). |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-g <geometry>" |
.BR "-g <geometry>" |
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Desktop geometry (WxH). |
Desktop geometry (WxH). |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-f" |
.BR "-f" |
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Enable fullscreen mode. The -g option will be ignored when using -f, |
Enable fullscreen mode. This overrides the window manager and causes the |
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rdesktop will get the current height and width from the current |
rdesktop window to fully cover the current screen. Fullscreen mode can be |
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desktop. |
toggled at any time using Ctrl-Alt-Break. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-b" |
.BR "-b" |
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Force bitmap updates. |
Force the server to send screen updates as bitmaps rather than using |
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higher-level drawing operations. |
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.BR "-e" |
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Do not use encryption, this is only for people who are not allowed to |
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use encryption in Windows products. If you live in France you |
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probably need this switch. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-m" |
.BR "-m" |
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Do not send motion events. |
Do not send mouse motion events. This saves bandwidth, although some Windows |
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applications may rely on receiving mouse motion. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-l" |
.BR "-e" |
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Do not request licence. |
Disable encryption. This option is only needed (and will only work) if you |
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have a French version of NT TSE. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-t <port>" |
.BR "-t <port>" |
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Connect to this TCP port. The default is 3389. |
Connect to the specified TCP port instead of 3389. |
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.TP |
.TP |
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.BR "-K" |
.BR "-K" |
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Keep window manager key bindings. |
Do not override window manager key bindings. By default rdesktop attempts |
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to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus. |
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.TP |
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.BR "-w <title>" |
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Window title. |
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.PP |
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.SH "RETURN VALUES" |
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None are defined (yet). |
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.SH LINKS |
.SH LINKS |
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Main website of rdesktop |
Main website of rdesktop |
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.br |
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\fIhttp://www.rdesktop.org |
\fIhttp://www.rdesktop.org/ |
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.LP |
.LP |
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.SH BUGS |
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We suggest you visit the website at http://www.rdesktop.org and follow |
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the links to the Bug Tracker. |
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.SH VERSION |
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This manual page documents version 1.2. |
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.SH AUTHOR |
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rdesktop is written by Matt Chapman <matthewc@cse.unsw.edu.au> |
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.LP |
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The following persons have contributed to the project: |
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.LP |
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Peter Bystrom <peter.bystrom@ub.oru.se> |
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Hugo Trippaers <spark@ision.nl> |
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Jay Sorg |
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Peter Åstrand |
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.SH THANKS |
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Thanks to all the mailinglist members for their contributions to rdesktop. |
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.PP |
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