rdesktop/doc/rdesktop.1

.TH rdesktop 1 "March 2005"
.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 "-B"
Use the BackingStore of the Xserver instead of the integrated one in
rdesktop.
.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 "-X <windowid>"
Embed rdesktop-window in another window. The windowid is expected to
be decimal or hexadecimal (prefixed by 0x).
.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 "-z"
Enable compression of the RDP datastream.
.TP
.BR "-x <experience>"
Changes default bandwidth performance behaviour for RDP5. By default only
theming is enabled, and all other options are disabled (corresponding
to modem (56 Kbps)). Setting experience to b[roadband] enables menu
animations and full window dragging. Setting experience to l[an] will
also enable the desktop wallpaper. Setting experience to m[odem]
disables all (including themes). Experience can also be a hexidecimal
number containing the flags.
.TP
.BR "-P"
Enable caching of bitmaps to disk (persistent bitmap caching). This generally
improves performance (especially on low bandwidth connections) and reduces
network traffic at the cost of slightly longer startup and some disk space.
(10MB for 8-bit colour, 20MB for 15/16-bit colour and 30MB for 24-bit colour
sessions)
.TP
.BR "-r <device>"
Enable redirection of the specified device on the client, such
that it appears on the server. Note that the allowed
redirections may be restricted by the server configuration.

Following devices are currently supported:
.TP
.BR "-r comport:<comport>=<device>,..."
Redirects serial devices on your client to the
server. Note that if you need to change any settings on the serial device(s),
do so with an appropriate tool before starting rdesktop. In most
OSes you would use stty. Bidirectional/Read support requires Windows XP or newer.
In Windows 2000 it will create a port, but it's not seamless, most
shell programs will not work with it.
.TP
.BR "-r disk:<sharename>=<path>,..."
Redirects a path to the share \\\\tsclient\\<sharename> on the server
(requires Windows XP or newer). The share name is limited to 8
characters. 
.TP
.BR "-r lptport:<lptport>=<device>,..."
Redirects parallel devices on your client to the server.
Bidirectional/Read support requires Windows XP or newer. In Windows 2000
it will create a port, but it's not seamless, most shell programs will not work with
it.
.TP
.BR "-r printer:<printername>[=<driver>],..."
Redirects a printer queue on the client to the server. The <printername>
is the name of the queue in your local system. <driver> defaults to a
simple PS-driver unless you specify one. Keep in mind that you need a
100% match in the server environment, or the driver will fail. The first
printer on the command line will be set as your default printer.
.TP
.BR "-r sound:[local|off|remote]"
Redirects sound generated on the server to the client. "remote" only has
any effect when you connect to the console with the -0 option. (Requires
Windows XP or newer).
.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	stargo	828	.TH rdesktop 1 "March 2005"
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	stargo	828	.BR "-B"
62			Use the BackingStore of the Xserver instead of the integrated one in
63			rdesktop.
64			.TP
65	matthewc	294	.BR "-e"
66			Disable encryption. This option is only needed (and will only work) if you
67			have a French version of NT TSE.
68			.TP
69	stargo	505	.BR "-E"
70	matthewc	520	Disable encryption from client to server. This sends an encrypted login packet,
71			but everything after this is unencrypted (including interactive logins).
72	stargo	505	.TP
73	astrand	106	.BR "-m"
74	matthewc	217	Do not send mouse motion events. This saves bandwidth, although some Windows
75			applications may rely on receiving mouse motion.
76	astrand	106	.TP
77	matthewc	294	.BR "-C"
78			Use private colourmap. This will improve colour accuracy on an 8-bit display,
79			but rdesktop will appear in false colour when not focused.
80	astrand	106	.TP
81	matthewc	520	.BR "-D"
82			Hide window manager decorations, by using MWM hints.
83			.TP
84	astrand	106	.BR "-K"
85	matthewc	217	Do not override window manager key bindings. By default rdesktop attempts
86			to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus.
87	astrand	107	.TP
88	matthewc	520	.BR "-S <button size>"
89			Enable single application mode. This option can be used when running a
90			single, maximized application (via -s). When the minimize button of
91			the windows application is pressed, the rdesktop window is minimized
92			instead of the remote application. The maximize/restore button is
93			disabled. For this to work, you must specify the correct button
94			size, in pixels. The special word "standard" means 18 pixels.
95			.TP
96	matthewc	232	.BR "-T <title>"
97	matthewc	520	Sets the window title.
98	astrand	264	.TP
99	astrand	552	.BR "-N"
100			Enable numlock syncronization between the Xserver and the remote RDP
101			session. This is useful with applications that looks at the numlock
102			state, but might cause problems with some Xservers like Xvnc.
103			.TP
104	stargo	636	.BR "-X <windowid>"
105			Embed rdesktop-window in another window. The windowid is expected to
106	stargo	871	be decimal or hexadecimal (prefixed by 0x).
107	stargo	636	.TP
108	stargo	505	.BR "-a <bpp>"
109	matthewc	520	Sets the colour depth for the connection (8, 15, 16 or 24).
110			More than 8 bpp are only supported when connecting to Windows XP
111			(up to 16 bpp) or newer. Note that the colour depth may also be
112			limited by the server configuration.
113	stargo	505	.TP
114	stargo	828	.BR "-z"
115	stargo	936	Enable compression of the RDP datastream.
116	stargo	828	.TP
117	stargo	637	.BR "-x <experience>"
118	jsorg71	725	Changes default bandwidth performance behaviour for RDP5. By default only
119	stargo	637	theming is enabled, and all other options are disabled (corresponding
120			to modem (56 Kbps)). Setting experience to b[roadband] enables menu
121			animations and full window dragging. Setting experience to l[an] will
122			also enable the desktop wallpaper. Setting experience to m[odem]
123	jsorg71	725	disables all (including themes). Experience can also be a hexidecimal
124	stargo	637	number containing the flags.
125			.TP
126	jsorg71	725	.BR "-P"
127			Enable caching of bitmaps to disk (persistent bitmap caching). This generally
128			improves performance (especially on low bandwidth connections) and reduces
129			network traffic at the cost of slightly longer startup and some disk space.
130			(10MB for 8-bit colour, 20MB for 15/16-bit colour and 30MB for 24-bit colour
131			sessions)
132			.TP
133	matthewc	520	.BR "-r <device>"
134			Enable redirection of the specified device on the client, such
135	n-ki	581	that it appears on the server. Note that the allowed
136	matthewc	520	redirections may be restricted by the server configuration.
137	n-ki	581
138			Following devices are currently supported:
139	matthewc	520	.TP
140	n-ki	581	.BR "-r comport:<comport>=<device>,..."
141			Redirects serial devices on your client to the
142			server. Note that if you need to change any settings on the serial device(s),
143			do so with an appropriate tool before starting rdesktop. In most
144	n-ki	591	OSes you would use stty. Bidirectional/Read support requires Windows XP or newer.
145			In Windows 2000 it will create a port, but it's not seamless, most
146			shell programs will not work with it.
147	n-ki	581	.TP
148	astrand	747	.BR "-r disk:<sharename>=<path>,..."
149			Redirects a path to the share \\\\tsclient\\<sharename> on the server
150			(requires Windows XP or newer). The share name is limited to 8
151			characters.
152	n-ki	581	.TP
153			.BR "-r lptport:<lptport>=<device>,..."
154			Redirects parallel devices on your client to the server.
155	n-ki	591	Bidirectional/Read support requires Windows XP or newer. In Windows 2000
156			it will create a port, but it's not seamless, most shell programs will not work with
157			it.
158	n-ki	581	.TP
159			.BR "-r printer:<printername>[=<driver>],..."
160			Redirects a printer queue on the client to the server. The <printername>
161			is the name of the queue in your local system. <driver> defaults to a
162			simple PS-driver unless you specify one. Keep in mind that you need a
163			100% match in the server environment, or the driver will fail. The first
164			printer on the command line will be set as your default printer.
165			.TP
166	n-ki	635	.BR "-r sound:[local\|off\|remote]"
167			Redirects sound generated on the server to the client. "remote" only has
168			any effect when you connect to the console with the -0 option. (Requires
169	n-ki	581	Windows XP or newer).
170			.TP
171	stargo	505	.BR "-0"
172	matthewc	520	Attach to the console of the server (requires Windows Server 2003
173			or newer).
174	stargo	505	.TP
175			.BR "-4"
176			Use RDP version 4.
177			.TP
178			.BR "-5"
179			Use RDP version 5 (default).
180	astrand	106	.PP
181			.SH LINKS
182			Main website of rdesktop
183			.br
184	matthewc	217	\fIhttp://www.rdesktop.org/
185	astrand	106	.LP
186			.PP