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1  .TH rdesktop 1 "October 2002"  .TH rdesktop 1 "November 2005"
2  .SH NAME  .SH NAME
3  .I rdesktop  .I rdesktop
4  \- Remote Desktop Protocol client  \- Remote Desktop Protocol client
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7  .br  .br
8  .SH DESCRIPTION  .SH DESCRIPTION
9  .I rdesktop  .I rdesktop
10  is a client for Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Terminal  is a client for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), used in a number of Microsoft
11  Services, Windows XP Remote Desktop, and possibly other Terminal Services  products including Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP
12  products.  rdesktop currently implements the RDP version 4 protocol.  and Windows 2003 Server.
13    
14  .SH OPTIONS  .SH OPTIONS
15  .TP  .TP
16  .BR "-u <username>"  .BR "-u <username>"
17  Username for authentication on the terminal server.  Username for authentication on the server.
18  .TP  .TP
19  .BR "-d <domain>"  .BR "-d <domain>"
20  Domain for authentication.  Domain for authentication.
# Line 37  standard input). Line 37  standard input).
37  Client hostname.  Normally rdesktop automatically obtains the hostname of the  Client hostname.  Normally rdesktop automatically obtains the hostname of the
38  client.  client.
39  .TP  .TP
40  .BR "-k <layout>"  .BR "-k <keyboard-map>"
41  Keyboard layout to emulate.  This requires a corresponding keymap file to be  Keyboard layout to emulate.  This requires a corresponding keymap file to be
42  installed.  The standard keymaps provided with rdesktop follow the RFC1766  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.  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).  en-us, en-gb, de, fr, sv, etc.
45    
46    The default keyboard map depends on the current locale (LC_* and LANG
47    environment variables). If the current locale is unknown, the default
48    keyboard map is en-us (a US English keyboard).
49    
50    The keyboard maps are file names, which means that they are case
51    sensitive. The standard keymaps are all in lowercase.
52    
53    The keyboard maps are searched relative to the directories
54    $HOME/.rdesktop/keymaps, KEYMAP_PATH (specified at build time), and
55    $CWD/keymaps, in this order. The keyboard-map argument can also be an
56    absolute filename.
57    
58    The special value `none' can be used instead of a keyboard map.
59    In this case, rdesktop will guess the scancodes from the X11 event key
60    codes using an internal mapping method. This method only supports the
61    basic alphanumeric keys and may not work properly on all platforms
62    so its use is discouraged.
63  .TP  .TP
64  .BR "-g <geometry>"  .BR "-g <geometry>"
65  Desktop geometry (WxH). If geometry is the special word "workarea", the geometry  Desktop geometry (WxH). If geometry is the special word "workarea", the geometry
66  will be fetched from the extended window manager hints property _NET_WORKAREA, from  will be fetched from the extended window manager hints property _NET_WORKAREA, from
67  the root window.  the root window. The geometry can also be specified as a percentage of the whole
68    screen, e.g. "-g 80%".
69  .TP  .TP
70  .BR "-f"  .BR "-f"
71  Enable fullscreen mode.  This overrides the window manager and causes the  Enable fullscreen mode.  This overrides the window manager and causes the
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76  Force the server to send screen updates as bitmaps rather than using  Force the server to send screen updates as bitmaps rather than using
77  higher-level drawing operations.  higher-level drawing operations.
78  .TP  .TP
79  .BR "-m"  .BR "-A"
80  Do not send mouse motion events.  This saves bandwidth, although some Windows  Enable SeamlessRDP. In this mode, rdesktop creates a X11 window for
81  applications may rely on receiving mouse motion.  each window on the server side. This mode requires the SeamlessRDP
82    server side component. When using this option, you should specify a
83    startup shell which launches the desired application through
84    SeamlessRDP. Example: rdesktop -A -s 'seamlessrdpshell notepad'.
85    .TP
86    .BR "-B"
87    Use the BackingStore of the Xserver instead of the integrated one in
88    rdesktop.
89  .TP  .TP
90  .BR "-e"  .BR "-e"
91  Disable encryption.  This option is only needed (and will only work) if you  Disable encryption.  This option is only needed (and will only work) if you
92  have a French version of NT TSE.  have a French version of NT TSE.
93  .TP  .TP
94    .BR "-E"
95    Disable encryption from client to server.  This sends an encrypted login packet,
96    but everything after this is unencrypted (including interactive logins).
97    .TP
98    .BR "-m"
99    Do not send mouse motion events.  This saves bandwidth, although some Windows
100    applications may rely on receiving mouse motion.
101    .TP
102    .BR "-C"
103    Use private colourmap.  This will improve colour accuracy on an 8-bit display,
104    but rdesktop will appear in false colour when not focused.
105    .TP
106    .BR "-D"
107    Hide window manager decorations, by using MWM hints.
108    .TP
109  .BR "-K"  .BR "-K"
110  Do not override window manager key bindings.  By default rdesktop attempts  Do not override window manager key bindings.  By default rdesktop attempts
111  to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus.  to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus.
112  .TP  .TP
113    .BR "-S <button size>"
114    Enable single application mode. This option can be used when running a
115    single, maximized application (via -s). When the minimize button of
116    the windows application is pressed, the rdesktop window is minimized
117    instead of the remote application. The maximize/restore button is
118    disabled. For this to work, you must specify the correct button
119    size, in pixels. The special word "standard" means 18 pixels.
120    .TP
121  .BR "-T <title>"  .BR "-T <title>"
122  Window title.  Sets the window title.
123  .TP  .TP
124  .BR "-D"  .BR "-N"
125  Hide window manager decorations, by using MWM hints.  Enable numlock syncronization between the Xserver and the remote RDP
126    session.  This is useful with applications that looks at the numlock
127    state, but might cause problems with some Xservers like Xvnc.
128    .TP
129    .BR "-X <windowid>"
130    Embed rdesktop-window in another window. The windowid is expected to
131    be decimal or hexadecimal (prefixed by 0x).
132    .TP
133    .BR "-a <bpp>"
134    Sets the colour depth for the connection (8, 15, 16 or 24).
135    More than 8 bpp are only supported when connecting to Windows XP
136    (up to 16 bpp) or newer.  Note that the colour depth may also be
137    limited by the server configuration.
138    .TP
139    .BR "-z"
140    Enable compression of the RDP datastream.
141    .TP
142    .BR "-x <experience>"
143    Changes default bandwidth performance behaviour for RDP5. By default only
144    theming is enabled, and all other options are disabled (corresponding
145    to modem (56 Kbps)). Setting experience to b[roadband] enables menu
146    animations and full window dragging. Setting experience to l[an] will
147    also enable the desktop wallpaper. Setting experience to m[odem]
148    disables all (including themes). Experience can also be a hexidecimal
149    number containing the flags.
150    .TP
151    .BR "-P"
152    Enable caching of bitmaps to disk (persistent bitmap caching). This generally
153    improves performance (especially on low bandwidth connections) and reduces
154    network traffic at the cost of slightly longer startup and some disk space.
155    (10MB for 8-bit colour, 20MB for 15/16-bit colour and 30MB for 24-bit colour
156    sessions)
157    .TP
158    .BR "-r <device>"
159    Enable redirection of the specified device on the client, such
160    that it appears on the server. Note that the allowed
161    redirections may be restricted by the server configuration.
162    
163    Following devices are currently supported:
164    .TP
165    .BR "-r comport:<comport>=<device>,..."
166    Redirects serial devices on your client to the
167    server. Note that if you need to change any settings on the serial device(s),
168    do so with an appropriate tool before starting rdesktop. In most
169    OSes you would use stty. Bidirectional/Read support requires Windows XP or newer.
170    In Windows 2000 it will create a port, but it's not seamless, most
171    shell programs will not work with it.
172    .TP
173    .BR "-r disk:<sharename>=<path>,..."
174    Redirects a path to the share \\\\tsclient\\<sharename> on the server
175    (requires Windows XP or newer). The share name is limited to 8
176    characters.
177    .TP
178    .BR "-r lptport:<lptport>=<device>,..."
179    Redirects parallel devices on your client to the server.
180    Bidirectional/Read support requires Windows XP or newer. In Windows 2000
181    it will create a port, but it's not seamless, most shell programs will not work with
182    it.
183    .TP
184    .BR "-r printer:<printername>[=<driver>],..."
185    Redirects a printer queue on the client to the server. The <printername>
186    is the name of the queue in your local system. <driver> defaults to a
187    simple PS-driver unless you specify one. Keep in mind that you need a
188    100% match in the server environment, or the driver will fail. The first
189    printer on the command line will be set as your default printer.
190    .TP
191    .BR "-r sound:[local|off|remote]"
192    Redirects sound generated on the server to the client. "remote" only has
193    any effect when you connect to the console with the -0 option. (Requires
194    Windows XP or newer).
195    .TP
196    .BR "-r lspci"
197    Activates the lspci channel, which allows the server to enumerate the
198    clients PCI devices. See the file lspci-channel.txt in the
199    documentation for more information.
200    .TP
201    .BR "-0"
202    Attach to the console of the server (requires Windows Server 2003
203    or newer).
204    .TP
205    .BR "-4"
206    Use RDP version 4.
207    .TP
208    .BR "-5"
209    Use RDP version 5 (default).
210  .PP  .PP
211  .SH LINKS  .SH LINKS
212  Main website of rdesktop  Main website of rdesktop
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