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rdesktop(1)							   rdesktop(1)

NAME
       rdesktop - Remote Desktop Protocol client

SYNOPSIS
       rdesktop [options] server[:port]

DESCRIPTION
       rdesktop	 is a client for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), used in a num‐
       ber of Microsoft products including Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows
       2000 Server, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server.

OPTIONS
       -u <username>
	      Username for authentication on the server.

       -d <domain>
	      Domain for authentication.

       -s <shell>
	      Startup  shell  for  the	user  -	 starts a specific application
	      instead of Explorer.

       -c <directory>
	      The initial working directory for the user.  Often used in  com‐
	      bination with -s to set up a fixed login environment.

       -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).

       -n <hostname>
	      Client hostname.	Normally rdesktop  automatically  obtains  the
	      hostname of the client.

       -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 fol‐
	      lowed by a country code if necessary - e.g.  en-us,  en-gb,  de,
	      fr, sv, etc.  The default is en-us (a US keyboard).

       -g <geometry>
	      Desktop	geometry  (WxH).  If  geometry	is  the	 special  word
	      "workarea", the geometry will be fetched from the extended  win‐
	      dow  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%".

       -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.

       -b     Force  the  server to send screen updates as bitmaps rather than
	      using higher-level drawing operations.

       -B     Use the BackingStore of the Xserver instead  of  the  integrated
	      one in rdesktop.

       -e     Disable  encryption.   This option is only needed (and will only
	      work) if you have a French version of NT TSE.

       -E     Disable  encryption  from	 client	 to  server.   This  sends  an
	      encrypted login packet, but everything after this is unencrypted
	      (including interactive logins).

       -m     Do not send mouse motion events.	This saves bandwidth, although
	      some Windows applications may rely on receiving mouse motion.

       -C     Use  private colourmap.  This will improve colour accuracy on an
	      8-bit display, but rdesktop will appear in false colour when not
	      focused.

       -D     Hide window manager decorations, by using MWM hints.

       -K     Do  not override window manager key bindings.  By default rdesk‐
	      top attempts to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus.

       -S <button size>
	      Enable single application mode. This option  can	be  used  when
	      running a single, maximized application (via -s). When the mini‐
	      mize button of the windows application is pressed, the  rdesktop
	      window is minimized instead of the remote application. The maxi‐
	      mize/restore button is disabled. For  this  to  work,  you  must
	      specify  the  correct  button  size, in pixels. The special word
	      "standard" means 18 pixels.

       -T <title>
	      Sets the window title.

       -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.

       -X <windowid>
	      Embed   rdesktop-window  in  another  window.  The  windowid  is
	      expected to be decimal or hexadecimal (prefixed by 0x).

       -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.

       -z     Enable  compression  of  the RDP datastream. This currently only
	      works for a colour depth of 8bpp.

       -x <experience>
	      Changes default bandwidth performance  behaviour	for  RDP5.  By
	      default  only theming is enabled, and all other options are dis‐
	      abled (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 wallpa‐
	      per.  Setting  experience	 to  m[odem]  disables	all (including
	      themes). Experience can also be a hexidecimal number  containing
	      the flags.

       -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)

       -r <device>
	      Enable  redirection  of the specified device on the client, such
	      that it appears on the server. Note that	the  allowed  redirec‐
	      tions may be restricted by the server configuration.

	      Following devices are currently supported:

       -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.

       -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.

       -r lptport:<lptport>=<device>,...
	      Redirects parallel devices on your client to the server.	 Bidi‐
	      rectional/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.

       -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  environ‐
	      ment,  or the driver will fail. The first printer on the command
	      line will be set as your default printer.

       -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).

       -0     Attach to the console of the  server  (requires  Windows	Server
	      2003 or newer).

       -4     Use RDP version 4.

       -5     Use RDP version 5 (default).

LINKS
       Main website of rdesktop
       http://www.rdesktop.org/

				  March 2005			   rdesktop(1)
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