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 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), used in a number of Microsoft
products including Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP
and Windows 2003 Server.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR "-u <username>"
Username for authentication on the 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 "-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 as a percentage of the whole
screen, e.g. "-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 (including 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 "-D"
Hide window manager decorations, by using MWM hints. 
.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 "-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 "-T <title>"
Sets the window title.
.TP
.BR "-N"
Enable numlock syncronization between the Xserver and the remote RDP
session.  This is useful with applications that looks at the numlock
state, but might cause problems with some Xservers like Xvnc. 
.TP
.BR "-a <bpp>"
Sets the colour depth for the connection (8, 15, 16 or 24).
More than 8 bpp are only supported when connecting to Windows XP
(up to 16 bpp) or newer.  Note that the colour depth may also be
limited by the server configuration.
.TP
.BR "-r <device>"
Enable redirection of the specified device on the client, such
that it appears on the server.  The only device currently supported
is "sound" (requires Windows XP or newer).  Note that the allowed
redirections may be restricted by the server configuration.
.TP
.BR "-0"
Attach to the console of the server (requires Windows Server 2003
or newer).
.TP
.BR "-4"
Use RDP version 4.
.TP
.BR "-5"
Use RDP version 5 (default).

.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	520	is a client for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), used in a number of Microsoft
11			products including Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP
12			and Windows 2003 Server.
13	astrand	106
14			.SH OPTIONS
15			.TP
16			.BR "-u <username>"
17	matthewc	520	Username for authentication on the 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			.BR "-c <directory>"
26	matthewc	217	The initial working directory for the user. Often used in combination with -s
27			to set up a fixed login environment.
28	astrand	106	.TP
29			.BR "-p <password>"
30	matthewc	217	The password to authenticate with. Note that this may have no effect if
31			"Always prompt for password" is enabled on the server. WARNING: if you specify
32			a password on the command line it may be visible to other users when they use
33			tools like ps. Use -p - to make rdesktop request a password at startup (from
34			standard input).
35	astrand	106	.TP
36	matthewc	217	.BR "-n <hostname>"
37			Client hostname. Normally rdesktop automatically obtains the hostname of the
38			client.
39	astrand	106	.TP
40			.BR "-k <layout>"
41	matthewc	241	Keyboard layout to emulate. This requires a corresponding keymap file to be
42			installed. The standard keymaps provided with rdesktop follow the RFC1766
43			naming scheme: a language code followed by a country code if necessary - e.g.
44			en-us, en-gb, de, fr, sv, etc. The default is en-us (a US keyboard).
45	astrand	106	.TP
46			.BR "-g <geometry>"
47	astrand	264	Desktop geometry (WxH). If geometry is the special word "workarea", the geometry
48			will be fetched from the extended window manager hints property _NET_WORKAREA, from
49	matthewc	520	the root window. The geometry can also be specified as a percentage of the whole
50			screen, e.g. "-g 80%".
51	astrand	106	.TP
52			.BR "-f"
53	matthewc	217	Enable fullscreen mode. This overrides the window manager and causes the
54			rdesktop window to fully cover the current screen. Fullscreen mode can be
55	matthewc	245	toggled at any time using Ctrl-Alt-Enter.
56	astrand	106	.TP
57			.BR "-b"
58	matthewc	217	Force the server to send screen updates as bitmaps rather than using
59			higher-level drawing operations.
60	astrand	106	.TP
61	matthewc	294	.BR "-e"
62			Disable encryption. This option is only needed (and will only work) if you
63			have a French version of NT TSE.
64			.TP
65	stargo	505	.BR "-E"
66	matthewc	520	Disable encryption from client to server. This sends an encrypted login packet,
67			but everything after this is unencrypted (including interactive logins).
68	stargo	505	.TP
69	astrand	106	.BR "-m"
70	matthewc	217	Do not send mouse motion events. This saves bandwidth, although some Windows
71			applications may rely on receiving mouse motion.
72	astrand	106	.TP
73	matthewc	294	.BR "-C"
74			Use private colourmap. This will improve colour accuracy on an 8-bit display,
75			but rdesktop will appear in false colour when not focused.
76	astrand	106	.TP
77	matthewc	520	.BR "-D"
78			Hide window manager decorations, by using MWM hints.
79			.TP
80	astrand	106	.BR "-K"
81	matthewc	217	Do not override window manager key bindings. By default rdesktop attempts
82			to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus.
83	astrand	107	.TP
84	matthewc	520	.BR "-S <button size>"
85			Enable single application mode. This option can be used when running a
86			single, maximized application (via -s). When the minimize button of
87			the windows application is pressed, the rdesktop window is minimized
88			instead of the remote application. The maximize/restore button is
89			disabled. For this to work, you must specify the correct button
90			size, in pixels. The special word "standard" means 18 pixels.
91			.TP
92	matthewc	232	.BR "-T <title>"
93	matthewc	520	Sets the window title.
94	astrand	264	.TP
95	astrand	552	.BR "-N"
96			Enable numlock syncronization between the Xserver and the remote RDP
97			session. This is useful with applications that looks at the numlock
98			state, but might cause problems with some Xservers like Xvnc.
99			.TP
100	stargo	505	.BR "-a <bpp>"
101	matthewc	520	Sets the colour depth for the connection (8, 15, 16 or 24).
102			More than 8 bpp are only supported when connecting to Windows XP
103			(up to 16 bpp) or newer. Note that the colour depth may also be
104			limited by the server configuration.
105	stargo	505	.TP
106	matthewc	520	.BR "-r <device>"
107			Enable redirection of the specified device on the client, such
108			that it appears on the server. The only device currently supported
109			is "sound" (requires Windows XP or newer). Note that the allowed
110			redirections may be restricted by the server configuration.
111			.TP
112	stargo	505	.BR "-0"
113	matthewc	520	Attach to the console of the server (requires Windows Server 2003
114			or newer).
115	stargo	505	.TP
116			.BR "-4"
117			Use RDP version 4.
118			.TP
119			.BR "-5"
120			Use RDP version 5 (default).
121	astrand	106
122			.PP
123			.SH LINKS
124			Main website of rdesktop
125			.br
126	matthewc	217	\fIhttp://www.rdesktop.org/
127	astrand	106	.LP
128			.PP